Synonyms for admire
ædˈmaɪərad·mire

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.25 / 8 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. admire

   In the old sense of wonder, admire is practically obsolete; the word now expresses a delight and approval, in which the element of wonder unconsciously mingles. We admire beauty in nature and art, delight in the innocent happiness of children, enjoy books or society, a walk or a dinner. We approve what is excellent, applaud heroic deeds, esteem the good, love our friends. We honor and respect noble character wherever found; we revere and venerate it in the aged. We extol the goodness and adore the majesty and power of God.

   Synonyms:
   adore, applaud, approve, delight in, enjoy, esteem, esteem, extol, honor, love, respect, revere, venerate, wonder

   Antonyms:
   abhor, abominate, contemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, ridicule, scorn

   Preposition:
   Admire at may still very rarely be found in the old sense of wonder at.

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. admire, look up toverb

   feel admiration for

   Synonyms:
   look up to

   Antonyms:
   look down on

2. admireverb

   look at with admiration

   Synonyms:
   look up to

   Antonyms:
   look down on

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Dictionary of English Synonymes(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. admireverb

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] wonder at, be surprised at, be astonished or amazed at

2. admireverb

   Synonyms:
   like much, think highly of, have a high opinion of, prize or value highly

3. admireverb

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] wonder, marvel, be surprised or astonished

PPDB, the paraphrase database(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "admire":

   behold, admired

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. ADMIRE

   Synonyms:
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1. Kristin Knutzen:

   It's likely going to make kids and young adults more interested in experimenting with tobacco and marijuana, particularly when they see influential people, such as a rapper they admire, using the product. It's also decreasing the perceived riskiness of using the product.

2. Alexander Pope:

   Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

3. Natalie Portman:

   I am deeply touched and humbled by this honor, i am proud of my Israeli roots and Jewish heritage ; they are crucial parts of who I am. It is such a privilege to be counted among the outstanding Laureates whom I admire so much.

4. Elisabeth Moss:

   I think if you are going to commit that time, you do want to make sure you're going to have some creative say, and you know, as a woman in this business, I so admire other women who have taken that step themselves and taken some ownership of their career and gotten either behind the camera or gotten involved as a producer. Those are the women I look up to.

5. Phil Collins:

   I can't believe this letter I received from someone I deeply respect and admire, it's absolutely epic. I'm in complete shock but just had to share!