Acclaimed For: Standard Pattern
Acclaimed For: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Use “acclaimed for” to identify the contribution, achievement, or work for which someone or something receives public praise.
Key details
Choose the right form
| Context | Use | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| public praise is tied to a work or achievement | acclaimed for + noun phrase | Use “for” before what receives or explains the praise. |
| public praise is tied to doing something | acclaimed for + -ing form | An activity can follow the preposition in -ing form. |
| the sentence merely states that something is acclaimed | no “for” complement is required | Add the complement only when you need to identify the reason/work. |
Quick tests
Decision test
Are you identifying the work, contribution, achievement, or activity for which someone or something receives public praise?
If yes: Use “acclaimed for.”
If no: If no reason or work needs to be named, a “for” complement may be unnecessary.
Caveat: The construction identifies the basis of acclaim; it does not imply that every use of “acclaimed” must include “for.”
Examples
The novelist was acclaimed for her first book.
“For” introduces the work associated with the public praise.
The team was acclaimed for developing a simpler method.
An -ing form can identify the praised contribution.
The production was acclaimed for its staging.
A noun phrase can state the feature that drew praise.
Further guidance
Construction
Use “acclaimed for” to identify the contribution, achievement, or work for which someone or something receives public praise.
Style Boundary
“Acclaimed” also occurs in other patterns, including “acclaimed as.” This page does not treat “for” as the only possible complement.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- ACCLAIM | English meaning — Cambridge Dictionary (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct Cambridge dictionary evidence for “acclaimed for” when identifying the contribution or achievement receiving public praise.