admirations

noun

plural of admiration
as in appreciations
a feeling of great approval and liking my admiration for her increased when I discovered she had learned English only since coming to the U.S.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admirations
  1. appreciations
  2. respects
  3. regards
Noun
  • Played on the show by Sarah Pidgeon, audiences on TikTok have gone into a frenzy with appreciations and tutorials showing how to style Besette staples like a white shirt, pencil skirt, and headband.
    — Valentina Bottoni, Vanity Fair, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special.
    — Rosanna Fraire, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of appreciations
Noun
  • Adding pace to their attacks In some respects, this point harks back to discussions people were having last summer.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The talkies’ arrival was a major hardship in many respects for the movie industry, as theater owners had to install expensive new equipment, and studios could no longer easily export fresh product to lucrative foreign markets.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of respects
Noun
  • Argentina’s helter-skelter run to the final will come up against its greatest test and their ferocious mentality won’t quite be enough against a better team in all regards.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Rivian is just getting started in regards to the R2 and its over-the-air software updates.
    — Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of regards
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