admiration
noun
ad·mi·ra·tion
ˌad-mə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: a feeling of respect and approval
They had/felt great admiration for her courage.
2
: an object of esteem
… his perfect horsemanship … was one of my earliest admirations.—
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad3
archaic
: wonder
Examples of admiration in a Sentence
She looked at them in admiration.
I have great admiration for her courage.
We were filled with admiration for him.
She earned the admiration of her coworkers.
I have a great admiration for her courage.
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Probably a mixture of disgust for the resource mining and admiration for the use of collective action.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Dutch lawmakers had urged the government to bar the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, citing his past remarks and expressions of admiration for Nazism and Adolf Hitler.
—Reuters, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Dell executives shared the build on social media, generating excitement and admiration across the tech community.
—Jay Deutsch, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Most who try, though, end up offering this simple structure, often involving an expletive and an inflection that nearly crosses the vocal threshold from overwhelming admiration into admonition.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2026
Dutch lawmakers had urged the government to bar the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, citing his past remarks and expressions of admiration for Nazism and Adolf Hitler.
—Reuters, USA Today, 29 May 2026
Dell executives shared the build on social media, generating excitement and admiration across the tech community.
—Jay Deutsch, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Most who try, though, end up offering this simple structure, often involving an expletive and an inflection that nearly crosses the vocal threshold from overwhelming admiration into admonition.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for admiration
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“Admiration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admiration. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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admiration
noun
ad·mi·ra·tion
ˌad-mə-ˈrā-shən
1
: an object of admiring regard
2
: a feeling of great and delighted approval
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