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/ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · noun
A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful..
admiration of a war hero
They looked at the landscape in admiration.
For in this Instance, Life most exactly resembles the Stage, since it is often the same Person who represents the Villain and the Heroe; and he who engages your Admiration To-day, will probably attract your Contempt To-Morrow.
A lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
Dr. Veraswami had a passionate admiration for the English, which a thousand snubs from Englishmen had not shaken.
[I]n the towns, the storekeepers hated them because they had no money to spend. There is no shorter path to a storekeeper’s contempt, and all his admirations are exactly opposite. The town men, little bankers, hated Okies because there was nothing to gain from them.
Equally I can stand in a station like Lucerne in Switzerland, and watch with ill-concealed admiration the majestic entry of one of the latest Gotthard "Ae 6/6" electrics, packing 6,000 horsepower within its 60 ft. of length and 121 tons of weight, with its sleek dark green sides and handsome stainless steel bands and front wings.
Lear. Your name, fair gentlewoman? Goneril. This admiration, sir, is much o’ th’ savour Of other your new pranks.
Use admiration when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Admiration means A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful..
Common synonyms include approval, appreciation, adoration, reverence.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
admiration of a war hero
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