Synonyms of esteeming

esteeming

verb

present participle of esteem

1

as in considering

to think of in a particular way

I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considering
• regarding
• calling
• viewing
• counting
• believing
• looking (on or upon)
• rating
• accounting
• thinking
• feeling
• holding
• taking for
• deeming
• setting down
• imagining
• reckoning
• sensing
• fancying
• conceiving

2

as in admiring

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in believing

to have as an opinion

I should have esteemed it most unlikely that their marriage had any chance of success

Synonyms & Similar Words

• believing
• thinking
• considering
• imagining
• figuring
• guessing
• feeling
• supposing
• deeming
• judging
• perceiving
• conceiving
• holding
• regarding
• accepting
• allowing
• reckoning
• assuming
• trusting
• relying
• viewing
• depending
• presuming
• inferring
• presupposing
• concluding
• deducing
• surmising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• doubting
• questioning
• suspecting
• rejecting
• distrusting
• mistrusting
• discrediting
• disbelieving