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 These statements suggest that those in favor of bans are motivated by their admiration for female athletes. — Jesse Rhodes, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 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, 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 Anyone who expresses admiration, positivity, or sympathy for Art of Play is getting attacked by trolls. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for admiration

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Noun

The display will remain up all week, giving people more time to stop by, pay their respects and remember those who have been lost.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
If these agents can book accurately, respect budgets and manage the small headaches, the behavior change spreads into other categories fast.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of respect

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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

Its laughs are more often born out of astonishment than intentional comic craft.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Or someone sees the light on in Rita’s room and their eyes meet for a second, from a distance, observing one another with astonishment.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of astonishment

Noun

Companies have recently cracked down on tokenmaxxing, in which developers use AI as much as possible with little regard for output.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
These are individuals who harbor racist views and show little to no regard for human suffering in general.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of regard

Noun

His praise reached Secretly Group’s director of A&R, Eric Deines, who co-runs a smaller label of his own, Ulyssa, previously most notable for its compilations of songs with almost no listens on streaming services called <1000.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
To win effusive praise from special envoy Steve Witkoff and announce a resumption in negotiations, Russian President Vladimir Putin had to do very little.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of praise

Noun

That is how the awe of AI is luring our attention away from the slow and steady assault by America’s race demons.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
In a moment when the average American is often priced out of awe-inspiring sights and experiences, DC, is supposed to be a rare exception.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

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