Admirable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Deserving admiration.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous.
  • adj. Having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation; deserving the highest praise; most excellent; -- used of persons or things.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Fitted to excite wonder; marvelous; strange; surprising.
  • Worthy of admiration; having qualities to excite wonder, with approbation, esteem, reverence, or affection; very excellent: used of persons or things.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
  • adj. inspiring admiration or approval
  • Equivalent
    estimable    pleasing   
    Antonym
    Cross Reference
    excellent    fine    estimable    pleasant   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    marvelous    delightful    praiseworthy    surprising    excellent    wonderful    good    estimable    adorable   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    excellent    wonderful    brilliant    marvellous