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. Oscar Wilde, A Picture of Dorian Grey - Preface:

   We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely. All art is quite useless.

2. Jim Byron:

   I think the letter itself shows the character of Prince Philip that so much of the public in the U.K. and across the Commonwealth, and really across the world, have come to admire.

3. Patricia Peacock:

   I admire the fact that she has been so strong on a lot of different things, she stands up for what she believes in, but I do think the emails will hurt her, unfortunately.

4. Ed Razek:

   To be clear, we absolutely would cast a transgender model in our show. Weve had transgender models come to castings... and like many others, they didnt make it, but it was never about gender. I admire and respect their journey to embrace who they really are.

5. Omar Sy:

   Being French, I really admire Marion Cotillard's work and her journey. She's French and she speaks excellent English, for example, I want to speak perfect English and when I see her speaking, it inspires me and encourages me.