ADMIRES Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

admires

verb

present tense third-person singular of admire

as in respects

to think very highly or favorably of I admire the way you handled such a touchy situation

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Recent Examples of admires Turturro admires Harry’s old-school pride in his craft, but the character’s devotion to his ailing wife struck a deeper chord. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 The man then steps back, admires his work, and then proceeds to walk off the next mark by taking a few giants steps and laying down some more paint. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Hackinen, a rider that Tonsager admires, appreciates Tonsager’s approach to competition. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Art can use life without requiring the artist to remain permanently available to anyone who admires the finished work. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026 Anna, the film suggests, admires her husband warts and all, perhaps because there’s an enticing authenticity in all his inadequacies and brutish ways. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Bucci admires the modern show’s scale, organization and ambition, describing it as a festival of show jumping, with world-class facilities, footing, hospitality and stabling. — Gemma Redrup, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The backstory Once upon a time, there was a Spanish family blessed with a talent for finding historic buildings and transforming them into hotels that anyone who admires beauty and nature would want to visit. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 The topic momentarily drifts to Chuck D, who Hanna greatly admires. — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026

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Yes, price still matters, but so do trust, quality, flexibility, simplicity and whether a service respects their time.

— David Kim, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Statham said the Good Earth Cotton model has shown her that by and large, farmers want to do the right thing and appreciate guidance that respects their knowledge of their own businesses.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

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Netanyahu’s Likud Party clearly regards overseas voters as an obstacle—perhaps even an enemy.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Washington needs to recognize that the Kremlin regards Ukraine not as a discrete conflict but as part of a broader struggle over Europe’s strategic order.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026

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