ADMIRATION Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

admiration

noun

ˌad-mə-ˈrā-shən

Definition of admiration

as in respect

a feeling of great approval and liking my admiration for her increased when I discovered she had learned English only since coming to the U.S.

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as in amazement

the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary gaped in admiration as one flower-bedecked float after another paraded past them

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Recent Examples of admiration The Country Music Hall of Famer and Kansas City have enjoyed a relationship of mutual admiration for decades. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Art Noir cofounder and curator Larry Ossei-Mensah spoke of his admiration for Adams’ philanthropic work. — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 The agent wrote that Mohamud’s messages expressed admiration for recent terrorist attacks as well as an interest in traveling to Somalia to join ISIS. — Ellen Schmidt, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 My admiration extends to the unerring precision of their filmmaking. — Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for admiration

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Noun

Just one more reason to give the clever little honey bee its due respect.

— Mike McRae October 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Gallup also found that perceptions of leadership trust, organizational care, cultural connection and respect were related to how employees experienced this period of change.

— Shahrzad Jalali, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of respect

Noun

To the continued amazement of advantage players, casino operatives can argue with apparent conviction that card counting— essentially mental arithmetic—is a form of fraud.

— Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
No harsh chemicals for her, much to the amazement and envy of her Ghanaian classmates.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of amazement

Noun

For all her appreciation of history, Chiuri is determined to look forward.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
The minister presented al-Shahat and his wife with certificates of appreciation, and awarded them a trip to Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah pilgrimage in recognition of his honesty and responsible conduct for not keeping the discovery to himself.

— Ahmed Shawkat, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of appreciation

Noun

The three-peat is slowly, agonizingly having the life squeezed out of it by a collection of hardscrabble Midwesterners with no regard for stardom or status.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
YouTube good for democracy The likes of RTL and the BBC air plenty of news on YouTube and Pina argued today that YouTube can help with democracy in this regard.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of regard

Noun

The two governors, who mended fences after clashing over last year’s Proposition 50 redistricting campaign, lavished praise on each other for their climate bona fides.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Schwarzenegger and Newsom piled praise upon each other during the Wednesday afternoon discussion, hugging at the end.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of praise

Noun

Jackie, the Big Bear bald eagle who captured the awe of millions over the years via the Big Bear Bald Eagle Nest Cam.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Opening in limited release on October 15, critics are more or less united in their awe, amusement, and sheer bafflement at what Fielder and Oppenheim were able to capture.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

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