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admire

/ədˈmaɪɹ/verb2 syllables

Admire means: feel admiration for.

Synonyms for admire1

verb, as in feel admiration for

look up to

Opposites of admire

look down on

What does admire mean?2

verb

1

feel admiration for

2

look at with admiration

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with admire?12

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Admire in a sentence

  • I admire those who set trends, but it's not for me.Nuel
  • I admire him, in spite of his faults.CM
  • Mennad was wandering in the store, admiring the goods.OsoHombre
  • Ziri was in the backyard, admiring the forest.Amastan
  • She is just such a teacher as we all admire.unknown
  • She switched off the lights to admire the moonlight.sundown
  • There was no one that did not admire the boy.Dejo
  • He is the kind of teacher we all admire.AlanF_US

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Forms of admire

as a verb

past tense
admired
present participle
admiring
third-person singular
admires
past participle
admired