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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

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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

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3
as in believing
to have as an opinion I should have esteemed it most unlikely that their marriage had any chance of success

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for esteeming
  1. considering
  2. admiring
  3. believing
  4. regarding
  5. respecting
  6. thinking
  7. calling
  8. appreciating
Verb
  • For many people considering self-insurance, homeowners coverage is still a good use of funds when compared with your net worth, Connor said.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The White House is considering whether to host a meeting with AI executives on the sidelines of its summit with Xi next week, but the Chinese would not be invited, an official said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of considering
Verb
  • Boards and executives should not manage cybersecurity by admiring dashboards.
    — Scott Alldridge, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Measurements taken where people actually use WiFi are far more useful than standing beside the router admiring an excellent speed test.
    — Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of admiring
Verb
  • But when a generation stops believing that an unjust rule has legitimacy, coercion becomes increasingly expensive.
    — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • People can get a sense of community, support and belonging by believing what others in a group believe.
    — Jonathan Fahey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of believing
Verb
  • Posing for the sports trading app Novig, Sweeney has stirred a debate regarding oversexualization in the world of advertising.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Many job seekers worry that AI interviewers may have built-in biases regarding race, ethnicity, age, gender or manner of speaking.
    — Sophie Caldwell Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of regarding
Verb
  • Vanore said police are respecting the wishes of the families and not releasing the names of the woman seen in the video with RC Horsch and the 25-year-old woman.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The best leaders intentionally choose the right communication channel, respecting that people process information differently and creating the conditions for everyone to contribute their best thinking.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of respecting
Verb
  • Super radical, complete break from anything that the physicists had been thinking about or mathematicians had been thinking about.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Customers accidentally wandered in, thinking the restaurant was already open.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of thinking
Verb
  • The same goes for calling a tight boat-on-boat situation, where the coach can use their view of the racing to judge distances and closing speeds more accurately than sailors already operating in a state of sensory overload.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The historic womenswear site will be merged with the existing menswear boutique via an underground tunnel the company is tantalizingly calling the Passaggio Segreto, or Secret Passage.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of calling
Verb
  • Watching from the sideline in a Boomer red shirt and a cowboy hat was Bradshaw, the past watching the future, understanding and appreciating the opportunity, the pressure and the glory as only someone in the small quarterback fraternity can.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Musk’s lofty promises of a vehicle that completes ride-hailing requests autonomously while also appreciating in value has little, if any, bearing with reality in 2026.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of appreciating
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“Esteeming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/esteeming. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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