approval If you say that something is praiseworthy, you mean that you approve of it and it deserves to be praised. the government's praiseworthy efforts to improve efficiency in health and education. something that is praiseworthy deserves praise, even though it may not have been completely successful
worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"