Synonyms for admire
ædˈmaɪərad·mire

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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 WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

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 databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "admire":

   behold, admired

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ADMIRE

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1. Jodi Picoult:

   He laughs, in the way that I have come to admire–as if there are no fences holding him back, as if pure glee could paint all the walls of the world in a single coat.

2. Stokes Urmston:

   It's a real honor to be here we've been Bernie fans for a long time now and really admire his courage to say what he believes all these years. It's the same thing from 30, 40 years ago, he's been saying the same thing and finally the world caught up to him.

3. Antony Blinken:

   We admire the generosity of hospitality, the willingness to be such good friends to people who are in distress, and, indeed, I want to do everything we can to help you deal with the burden that this has imposed.

4. Piers Morgan:

   You've come on here, you've been rude and abusive, you sound unhinged. You've been using profanity and you were somebody I used to admire.

5. Pat Roberts:

   I admire your tenacity and I admire your position. There’s a great organization you ought to take part of here in Washington – it’s called The Flat Earth Society with regards to whether there were any politics in this or not.