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having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge
- concerned about his heart, my grandfather went to see an esteemed cardiac specialist
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esteemed
verb
past tense of esteem
Synonyms & Antonyms of esteemed (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to think of in a particular way
- I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time
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2
to think very highly or favorably of
- although the works of the Impressionist painters are esteemed today, they met with scorn when they were introduced
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- delighted (in),
- drank (in),
- enjoyed,
- relished,
- reveled (in)
- (or revelled (in)),
- savored
- (also savoured)
- adored,
- adulated,
- canonized,
- deified,
- doted (on),
- hallowed,
- idolized,
- revered,
- reverenced,
- venerated,
- worshipped
- (also worshiped)
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- set store by
- (or set store on)
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3
to have as an opinion
- I should have esteemed it most unlikely that their marriage had any chance of success
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“Esteemed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esteemed. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.
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The first known use of esteemed was in 1549
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