Word Type

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "admire" can be used as verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

despise look down on

Derived Terms

admirable admirate admiration admirative admiredly admiree admirer unadmired

Derived From

admiration

Context

dialectal us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

esteem look prise prize respect value

Manner Of

look respect

Related Terms

admirably admiratively mirate miration mirative mirativity

Related Terms

adore amazed and respect appreciate appreciation approbation delight elevated enthusiastic esteem estimate fancy fond fond appreciation greatly highly kansas like like much love much pleasure prize regard respect respect greatly reverence think think highly want wonder

Synonym Network

appreciate

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