Synonyms for ovation
oʊˈveɪ ʃənova·tion

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1. ovation, standing ovationnoun

   enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

   Synonyms:
   standing ovation

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1. • Recognition

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1. ovationnoun

   Synonyms:
   triumph

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1. List of paraphrases for "ovation":

   applause

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1. Justin Fletcher:

   It was the weirdest thing, i got back in the dugout and asked, ‘What was going on with them giving him a standing ovation, were they being mean to him?’ My teammates were like, ‘He’s the starting quarterback on the football team.’.

2. Corey Crum:

   We had a standing ovation, everybody was happy about the movie, but all of a sudden we go out into the concession and there were two shots, a dude left grabbing his leg, and somebody else was grabbing their side, and people were lying around crying and hollering. It was the craziest thing I've ever seen before in my life.

3. Donald Trump:

   Last week in Iowa and in New Hampshire I had a standing ovation just when I said, 'By the way, I'm self-funding my campaign.' I had a standing ovation. People love the fact that I'm putting my own money in, that means that unlike Bush, who is totally controlled by these people, and unlike Hillary (Clinton) and honestly Marco (Rubio) and everybody.

4. Tiger Woods:

   I’ve been lucky enough to be doing this since 1995, and I do n’t know if I ’ll be physically able to play another British Open here at St. Andrews, i certainly feel like I ’ll be able to play more British Opens but do n’t know if I ’ll be around when it comes back around here. The warmth and the ovation on 18 … it got to me.

5. Don Felder:

   There were about 400 heads of state from countries all over the world. I walked out and played 'Hotel California,' and everybody in the place gave me a standing ovation, and half of those countries don't even speak English.