appreciation

noun

ə-ˌprē-shē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce appreciation (audio)
Definition of appreciationnext
1
as in admiration
a feeling of great approval and liking my appreciation of her great contributions to women's sports

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2
as in gratitude
acknowledgment of having received something good from another if you can do that, you'll have our heartfelt appreciation

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3
as in understanding
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something a course intended to give students an appreciation of abstract art

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Recent Examples of appreciation If appreciation of beauty ranks high, more time in nature or at a concert may be what feeds you. — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026 Any clinical ethicist would advise at this juncture that Pike may fully regain decision-making capacity and is already showing signs of understanding and appreciation. — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026 Princess Cruises' Plus and Premier packages include drink packages, Wi-Fi, crew appreciation, casual dining and room service. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Given the significant appreciation of the formerly moribund share price over the past year, about 500 employees now have more than $1 million apiece in equity, as the New York Post noted. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appreciation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appreciation
  1. admiration
  2. gratitude
  3. understanding
  4. respect
  5. perception
  6. regard
Noun
  • Saxberger is wary, but Meyers’s admiration touches something, and soon the older man’s convinced to join a nightly meeting of young aesthetes.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Over time, my envy of Dad eased into a warm — if still grudging — admiration.
    — Daniel Duane, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of admiration
Noun
  • In a post on social media, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith expressed her gratitude to emergency workers in Alberta and from neighboring Saskatchewan for quickly responding to the fire.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, the Chicago-area native from Harvey spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about Atwater’s evolution and expressed his gratitude, as well as discussing the pressure of representing his hometown.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of gratitude
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  • For my body has betrayed that my personal Room 101 must be the mid-exposure realization of having miscalculated a mutual understanding.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • This study challenges conventional understanding in neuroscience.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of understanding
Noun
  • In addition to outdoor play, the research supports pairing the outdoor time with a 15-minute daily lesson of social-emotional learning that teaches students about empathy, respect and self-esteem.
    — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In this respect this limited expansion differed fundamentally from the chain stores that flourished from the 1990s.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of respect
Noun
  • Advances robot Intelligence Neuron AI is a robot foundation model designed to combine visual perception, touch, sound, language, and memory to help robots perform complex tasks.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In the race to build the most capable AI, the perception of which lab is ahead can change several times in a few months, as each major release gives rivals a new standard to meet.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of perception
Noun
  • Concerns that the administration is outrunning the courts The judges’ frustrations have also centered on the speed with which the administration is pushing ahead on the projects with little regard for the approvals needed to pursue such work.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Mobile QBs have been a weakness for this defense all year — and the 6-foot-6 McKee didn’t pose much of a threat in this regard.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Appreciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appreciation. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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