admirable

adjective

ad·​mi·​ra·​ble ˈad-m(ə-)rə-bəl 

1

: deserving the highest esteem : excellent

an admirable achievement

2

obsolete : exciting wonder : surprising

admirability

ˌad-m(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

admirableness

ˈad-m(ə-)rə-bəl-nəs 

noun

admirably

ˈad-m(ə-)rə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• meritorious
• worthy
• excellent
• commendable
• laudable
• impressive
• praiseworthy
• awesome

Examples of admirable in a Sentence

Loyalty was her most admirable quality.

it's admirable the way she helps her elderly neighbor with chores and errands every Saturday

Recent Examples on the Web

After attending a college party and hooking up with Amber (Grey DeLisle), Bobby displays an admirable go-with-the-flow tranquillity. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025

Tua Tagovailoa has done an admirable job taking care of the football during the Miami Dolphins’ first 12 training camp practices, only throwing on interception during that stretch. —Omar Kelly august 8, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025

Still, this is a cut above genre average, with admirable production values and a modest storytelling scale. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025

The four-person cast does an admirable job getting the point across with puppets — a fight between insects turns memorable when the bee loses an antenna — but a chunk gets lost in translation during the show’s latter-half encounters with unruly beavers and a traveling beggar. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English admyrable, borrowed from Anglo-French admirable, borrowed from Latin admīrābilis, from admīrārī "to admire" + -bilis "capable (of acting or being acted upon)" — more at -able

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

admirable

adjective

ad·​mi·​ra·​ble ˌad-mə-rə-bəl 

-mrə-bəl

: deserving to be admired : excellent

admirableness noun

admirably

-blē 

adverb