Antonyms for admired


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ad-mahyuhr
Phonetic Transcription : ædˈmaɪər


Definition of admired

Origin :
  • early 15c. (implied in admired), from Middle French admirer (Old French amirer, 14c.), or directly from Latin admirari "to wonder at" (see admiration). Related: Admiring; admiringly.
  • verb hold in high regard
Example sentences :
  • But he admired Hester, and the more she slighted him the more he was determined to force her to like him.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • They all admired and respected her, and nobody doubted the reality of her adventures.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • I was no longer "Diane," the ingenue whom she patronized as well as admired.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • If his enthusiasm had not run counter to my rights, I might have admired it.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Yet I admired her skill, and did not wonder that the house applauded.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Also Porter was an honest man, the one thing he admired above all else.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Maria had warned her not to waken her grandfather, so she admired it in whispers.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • The heir-apparent, the late King, admired his talent and relished his society.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • The most admired of our moderns know nothing of this art: Why?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • And at dinner she was not nice to Enid and Elaine who admired her hero too frankly.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Synonyms for admired

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