Laudable: alternatives and connections

A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.

Praiseworthy; laudable.

Devoid of ambition.

Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.

The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness.

Worthy of applause; praiseworthy.

judge to be right or commendable; think well of

That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is estimated and dete…

Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions…

To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention.

An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the histor…

Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected…

Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct.

The act of practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or commendable.

Lofty elevation and excursion;a mounting; a soa/ing; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly.

One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; a coxcomb; an inferior dandy.

Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious;…

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit…