APPRECIATING Synonyms: 182 Similar and Opposite Words

appreciating

verb

present participle of appreciate

as in increasing

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the value of that antique should appreciate over time

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as in valuing

to hold dear I appreciate my parents more than I can express

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as in knowing

to have a clear idea of I hope you appreciate just how much that collector's CD costs

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as in admiring

to think very highly or favorably of many great artists and musicians have not been appreciated in their own lifetimes

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Recent Examples of appreciating The authors then matched high-fraud ZIP codes to areas with fast-appreciating home prices. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 May 2026 Without appreciating the danger of going so close to the water’s edge, Grace stood with her back to the sea. —

Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026 But some franchises are appreciating at a much slower rate than others. —

Evan Drellich, New York Times, 27 May 2026 The rise of the K-shape Stock market rallies and appreciating home values tend to buoy high-earner households, which disproportionately own such assets, and leave lower-income households behind. —

Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 27 May 2026 Companies overworking and under appreciating their employees will experience a revolving door of employees, exiting to look elsewhere for a better work-life balance. —

Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 That makes the goal to see as much of as many as possible, while also appreciating the limitations on the in-house workout process. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2026 Similarly mundane material is given to Seth Rogen (as a fellow rabbi more concerned with having fun than appreciating the faith), Kate Berlant (as Rogen’s partner in faith), and Alex Karpovsky (as another rabbi, this one invited to join Noah’s temple). —

Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 23 May 2026 Some users specifically note appreciating features like Zillow home-value syncing to estimate real-time property equity. —

Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 20 May 2026

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Leading up to Election Day, the Democratic share of those later ballots, which often determine the outcome in California, was steadily increasing as liberal-leaning voters began to make their choice.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 5 June 2026
At that time, Musk accused the FTC of aggressively increasing the number of investigative demands.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026