Synonyms of appreciating

appreciating

verb

present participle of appreciate

1

as in increasing

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

the value of that antique should appreciate over time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• rising
• accelerating
• expanding
• swelling
• climbing
• multiplying
• accumulating
• intensifying
• waxing
• gaining
• spreading
• proliferating
• enlarging
• escalating
• booming
• mounting
• burgeoning
• mushrooming
• ballooning
• snowballing
• jumping
• surging
• rolling up
• heightening
• building up
• skyrocketing
• inflating
• peaking
• redoubling
• rocketing
• distending
• cresting
• puffing (up)
• bulking
• blowing up
• crescendoing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• receding
• waning
• dwindling

2

as in valuing

to hold dear

I appreciate my parents more than I can express

Synonyms & Similar Words

• valuing
• loving
• treasuring
• enjoying
• cherishing
• admiring
• respecting
• liking
• prizing
• relishing
• regarding
• revering
• reverencing
• fancying
• venerating
• memorializing
• grooving (on)
• delighting (in)
• digging
• caressing
• reveling (in)
• enshrining
• esteeming
• apprizing
• idolizing
• setting store by
• worshipping
• adoring
• doting (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• undervaluing
• despising
• detesting
• minimizing
• abhorring
• loathing
• disdaining
• scouting
• disvaluing
• depreciating
• scorning
• execrating
• forgetting
• sniffing (at)
• belittling
• disparaging
• snubbing
• neglecting
• slighting
• abandoning
• decrying
• deprecating
• abominating
• writing off
• putting down
• crying down
• bad-mouthing
• high-hatting
• kissing off

3

as in knowing

to have a clear idea of

I hope you appreciate just how much that collector's CD costs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knowing
• understanding
• recognizing
• deciphering
• seeing
• comprehending
• grasping
• realizing
• getting
• perceiving
• discerning
• sensing
• apprehending
• assimilating
• conceiving
• making
• intuiting
• seizing
• beholding
• digging
• decoding
• cognizing
• registering
• catching
• grokking
• tumbling (to)
• catching on (to)
• twigging
• compassing
• savvying
• making out
• absorbing
• digesting
• picking up on
• fathoming
• cottoning (to or on to)
• taking in
• penetrating
• piercing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• misunderstanding
• mistaking
• misinterpreting
• misreading
• misconstruing
• misconceiving
• misapprehending
• misperceiving

4

as in admiring

to think very highly or favorably of

many great artists and musicians have not been appreciated in their own lifetimes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• admiring
• respecting
• regarding
• praising
• loving
• enjoying
• considering
• liking
• commending
• valuing
• esteeming
• complimenting
• applauding
• venerating
• revering
• approving
• crediting
• reverencing
• relishing
• acclaiming
• savoring
• adoring
• favoring
• fancying
• worshipping
• drinking (in)
• cherishing
• idolizing
• treasuring
• delighting (in)
• reveling (in)
• grooving (on)
• setting store by
• accrediting
• digging
• hallowing
• canonizing
• deifying
• doting (on)
• prizing
• adulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• despising
• detesting
• abhorring
• loathing
• dismissing
• disregarding
• discounting
• condemning
• disliking
• disdaining
• disapproving
• deploring
• execrating
• abominating
• decrying
• scorning
• frowning (on or upon)
• vilifying
• disfavoring
• discountenancing
• kissing off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appreciating

Investors aren't appreciating the full scope of the ambition behind SpaceX's decision to build a $100 billion spaceport in Louisiana, according to Adam Jonas. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

The timing of the Rock Hall achievement isn’t lost on Stevens, who’s currently on tour with Idol and has, in recent years, observed a new demographic of younger fans appreciating their music like never before. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

The sandy shores of Pawleys Island and Litchfield Beach are about 20 minutes away, but afternoons on the porch, appreciating the breezes that come in off the Winyah Bay and the connecting rivers, are just as peaceful. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Faster productivity growth, stablecoin demand for Treasuries, fraud reduction, and appreciating government assets could keep debt manageable for much longer than conventional forecasts assume. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Indeed, the modest apartments that Zhu sold to their occupants cheaply, mostly located in city centers around factories, became a rapidly appreciating asset. — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The younger person will have a harder time appreciating what Ron Washington has done, and does, just to go back to the ballpark. — Mac Engel august 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026

Those may be the best possible conditions for appreciating Hughes’s lowest-grossing directorial effort, a flawed but perceptive look at the emotional rollercoaster of becoming a parent. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026

Others passed on voluntary benefits without fully appreciating their value. — Orla Nixon, Fortune, 29 July 2026