admirationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌæd.mɪˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌæd.məˈreɪ.ʃən/B2 the feeling of admiring someone or something:
My admiration for that woman grows daily.
She gazed in admiration at his broad, muscular shoulders.
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- Over the years her work has compelled universal admiration and trust.
- I've got a lot of admiration for people who do that sort of work.
- I'm full of admiration for you.
- The public's admiration is misdirected, as he has done nothing to deserve it.
- I gazed at her in mute admiration.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing respect and admiration
- admire
- admiring
- awe
- awestruck
- cover yourself in/with glory idiom
- glory
- honorific
- honour
- idolatry
- idolize
- impress
- impression
- recognition
- regard
- salute
- sb deserves a medal idiom
- sit
- sit at the feet of sb idiom
- stan
- think the sun shines out (of) sb's arse/backside idiom
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