admiration
[noun]
Synonyms: regard, amazement, appreciation, approval, esteem, praise, respect, wonder

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Antonyms: abhorrence
Contrasted words: aloofness, indifference, unconcern, detestation, hate, hatred, loathing, dislike, disrelish, distaste
Related Words: surprise, ecstasy, rapture, transport, appreciation, adoration, reverence, veneration, worship

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ad‧mi‧ra‧tion /ˌædməˈreɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: adjective: admirable, ADMIRED, admiring; noun: admiration, admirer; adverb: admirably, admiringly; verb: admire]
a feeling of great respect and liking for something or someone:
Daniel gazed at her in admiration.
admiration for
I wanted to express my admiration for the way the crew handled the crisis.
admiration of
Her riding soon drew the admiration of the older girls.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

admiration
noun
ADJ. deep, genuine, great, sincere, tremendous | frank, open | sneaking Inwardly, I had a sneaking admiration for them.
grudging, reluctant | mutual
VERB + ADMIRATION be filled with, be full of, feel, have I'm full of admiration for him. I have the greatest admiration for the nurses.
express, show She wrote to him expressing her admiration.
compel, draw, fill sb with, gain, win a dignity that compels admiration The way he dealt with the crisis filled me with admiration. He gained the admiration of thousands of people.
be worthy of As a writer she is certainly worthy of admiration.
lose He never lost the admiration of his students.
PREP. in ~ She stared at him in open admiration.
with ~ gazing at her with admiration
~ for admiration for his work
PHRASES a gasp of admiration The picture was greeted with gasps of admiration.
have nothing but admiration for sb/sth I have nothing but admiration for the way she tackled those bullies.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

admiration

great/deep admiration (=that you feel strongly)
He’s a man for whom I have the greatest admiration.
She had a deep admiration for the work of Russian writers.
profound admiration (=very great admiration)
Bacon had often expressed his profound admiration for Picasso’s paintings.
genuine/real admiration
‘Where did you learn to do that?’ she asked with genuine admiration.
a sneaking admiration (=that you secretly feel, but do not show)
I have always had a sneaking admiration for his music.
open admiration (=that you do not try to hide)
Her father looked at her in open admiration.
grudging/reluctant admiration (=unwilling admiration)
There was grudging admiration in his voice.
mutual admiration (=that two or more people feel for each other)
Their friendship was based on mutual admiration.
be full of admiration/be filled with admiration
I’m full of admiration for what you’ve done.
have nothing but admiration for somebody (=have a lot of admiration for someone)
I have nothing but admiration for his work.
have great/deep/a lot of etc admiration
She always had great admiration for people who could speak so many languages.
win sb’s admiration (also draw sb’s admiration formal)
His films have won the admiration of the critics.
At the club, her singing soon drew the admiration of the older girls.
express your admiration (=talk or write about your admiration)
She wrote to him expressing her admiration for his work.
show your admiration
I wanted to show my admiration for what he had done.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲