Synonyms of esteems

esteems 1 of 2

noun

plural of esteem

as in respects

a feeling of great approval and liking

an athlete who is held in great esteem by her peers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• respects
• regards
• admirations
• appreciations
• adorations
• reverences
• praises
• favors
• interests
• enthusiasms
• loves
• enjoyments
• affections
• estimations
• honors
• worships
• relishes
• shines
• accounts
• tastes
• uses
• likes
• fancies
• partialities
• delights
• appetites
• acclamations
• approbations
• infatuations
• idolatries
• passions
• wonders
• awes
• preferences
• adulations
• deferences
• prejudices
• homages
• devotions
• biases
• props
• amazements
• wonderments
• venerations
• hero worships
• attachments
• lionizations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scorns
• disdains
• condemnations
• disregards
• disappointments
• discontents
• hates
• disapprovals
• contempts
• dislikes
• indignations
• disillusionments
• disfavors
• hatreds
• disenchantments
• displeasures
• disgusts
• distastes
• repulsions
• aversions
• revulsions
• antipathies
• abominations
• disinclinations
• repugnances
• dissatisfactions
• disfavors
• disgruntlements
• opprobriums
• loathings
• deprecations
• nauseas
• detestations

esteems

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of esteem

1

as in considers

to think of in a particular way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considers
• regards
• counts
• calls
• believes
• views
• thinks
• feels
• looks (on or upon)
• holds
• deems
• accounts
• reckons
• imagines
• rates
• takes for
• sets down
• senses
• conceives
• fancies

2

as in admires

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

• admires
• respects
• regards
• appreciates
• loves
• considers
• praises
• commends
• venerates
• likes
• reveres
• enjoys
• approves
• values
• acclaims
• applauds
• reverences
• adores
• relishes
• favors
• compliments
• worships
• savors
• idolizes
• cherishes
• credits
• fancies
• revels (in)
• sets store by
• delights (in)
• drinks (in)
• accredits
• treasures
• grooves (on)
• dotes (on)
• prizes
• deifies
• canonizes
• digs
• hallows
• adulates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hates
• despises
• detests
• abhors
• loathes
• disdains
• abominates
• disapproves
• scorns
• disregards
• condemns
• dismisses
• deplores
• dislikes
• decries
• discounts
• execrates
• frowns (on or upon)
• disfavors
• vilifies
• discountenances
• kisses off

3

as in thinks

to have as an opinion

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thinks
• believes
• considers
• deems
• imagines
• feels
• supposes
• figures
• guesses
• conceives
• perceives
• judges
• holds
• reckons
• assumes
• accepts
• regards
• allows
• depends
• relies
• presumes
• presupposes
• trusts
• views
• concludes
• surmises
• infers
• deduces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distrusts
• suspects
• doubts
• rejects
• questions
• mistrusts
• discredits
• disbelieves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of esteems

Verb

Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra lasts from October 3 to November 13, and asks us to decipher who and what respects and esteems us (and vice versa). — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026

And choosing to verify humanity through flaws could lead to a society that esteems errors, ugliness, and underachievement. — Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026

The Church esteems you for your work with light and time, with faces and landscapes, with words and silence. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025