APPRIZED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

apprized

verb

past tense of apprize

as in respected

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Carlow's family says the 73-year-old rancher was respected in the Oglala community.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Carlow’s family says the 73-year-old rancher was respected in the Oglala community.

— Sarah Raza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of respected

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Rukeyser admired Woolf and mentored young Black writers, including Alice Walker, so the connections between Rukeyser, Woolf, and Solomon are rich.

— Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
The result is a category where scientific performance and consumer experience have evolved in tandem, making Korean sunscreens among the most admired in the world.

— Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of admired

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Fauci was director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for decades, and for much of that time he was esteemed by politicians on both sides of the aisle.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 28 July 2026
Both companies have long been esteemed for their practices in ethical aquaculture.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

Definition of esteemed

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Keith was regarded as a true legend in the genre, and nonstop streams of many of his most popular tunes have helped the superstar posthumously hold on to a handful of Billboard charts, week after week after week.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Analysis Joveljic is regarded as one of the best finishers in MLS, and the Sounders desperately need finishing ability.

— Tom Bogert, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of regarded

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Unlike Crow-Armstrong, Pierzynski outwardly relished being a villain to Cubs fans, and coming through against them in a clutch situation made the moment even sweeter.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Misiorowski relished the challenge of facing Ohtani at Dodger Stadium for a national TV audience again, having done so in Game 3 of the NL Championship Series last October.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of relished

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No problem there; in recent years, Moab has enjoyed a hotel boom, and nearly every in-town lodge has a pool.

— Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
As an indie stalwart in the publicity and marketing space, Cinetic Marketing has long enjoyed making an outsized impact on the movies that make waves out of festivals and during awards season.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of enjoyed

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Few signs of humanity interrupted the rocky shoreline — just a couple of cabins and the wooden railings of a path leading to a wizened cedar tree revered by the tribe.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Our age range is exactly 60 years, and the octogenarian among us is quickly revered for her remarkable fitness.

— Johanna Wolfe, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of revered

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West Ham, Wolves and Burnley bring recent Premier League experience, while Middlesbrough, Southampton, Birmingham, Norwich and Sheffield United are all fancied ahead of Wrexham for promotion.

— Dean Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
The region’s data centers are important not only to the US military and AI industries but also to the Gulf region, which fancied itself a third global AI hub, along with the United States and China.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

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