Accolade

Noun

 * 1) An expression of approval; praise.
 * 2) A special acknowledgment; an award.
 * 3)  A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.
 * 4)  A brace used to join two or more staves.

Verb

 * 1)  To embrace or kiss in salutation.
 * 2)  To confer a knighthood on.

Adjectives for Accolades
lavish; benignant; unnecessary; cynical; unmerited; unspoken; lofty; elicited; hearty; unworthy; unacceptable; deserved; ceaseless; unsought; everlasting; unceasing; endless; profuse; judicious; hollow; unqualified; excessive; exaggerated; intemperate; undeserving; vain.

Thesaurus
adulation; apotheosis; award; badge; bays; bepraisement; citation; congratulation; decoration; deification; distinction; eloge; encomium; eulogium; eulogy; exaltation; excessive praise; flattery; glorification; glory; hero worship; homage; hommage; honor; honorable mention; idolatry; idolizing; kudos; laud; laudation; laurels; lionizing; magnification; meed of praise; mention; overpraise; paean; panegyric; praise; tribute

Synonyms

 * panegyric