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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in high regard |
| Synonyms: | adore, applaud, appreciate, approve, be crazy about, be crazy for, be crazy over, be mad about, be nuts about, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, cherish, commend, credit, delight in, esteem, eulogize, extol, fall for, get high on, glorify, go for, groove on, hail, hold in respect, honor, idolize, laud, look up to, marvel at, moon over, pay homage to, praise, prize, rate highly, respect, revere, take pleasure in, think highly of, treasure, value, venerate, wonder at, worship |
| Antonyms: | abhor, condemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, scorn |
| Main Entry: | appreciative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understanding, recognizing worth |
| Synonyms: | admiring, affectionate, alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, considerate, cooperative, cordial, enlightened, enthusiastic, favorable, friendly, generous, keen, kindly, knowledgeable, magnanimous, mindful, perceptive, pleased, receptive, regardful, respectful, responsive, satisfied, sensitive, supportive, sympathetic, understanding |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, neglectful |
| Main Entry: | loving |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expressing adoration |
| Synonyms: | admiring, affectionate, amatory, amiable, amorous, anxious, appreciative, ardent, attached, attentive, benevolent, bound up, caring, concerned, considerate, cordial, dear, demonstrative, devoted, doting, earnest, enamored, erotic, expressive, faithful, fervent, fond, friendly, generous, idolatrous, impassioned, infatuated, kind, liking, loyal, passionate, respecting, reverent, reverential, romantic, sentimental, solicitous, tender, thoughtful, valuing, warm, warm-hearted, worshipful, zealous |
| Antonyms: | disliking, hating, mean |
| Main Entry: | respectful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | courteous, mannerly |
| Synonyms: | admiring, appreciative, civil, considerate, courtly, deferential, duteous, dutiful, gracious, humble, obedient, obeisant, polite, recognizing, regardful, regarding, reverent, reverential, self-effacing, solicitous, submissive, upholding, venerating, well-mannered |
| Antonyms: | discourteous, mean, unmannerly |
| Main Entry: | reverent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | respectful |
| Synonyms: | admiring, appreciative, deferential, devout, dutiful, gracious, humble, obedient, obeisant, pious, polite, regardful, reverential, solemn, upholding, worshipping |
| Main Entry: | wondering |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | marveling |
| Synonyms: | admiring, awed, awestruck, fascinated, wonderstruck |
| Main Entry: | acclamatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | complimentary |
| Synonyms: | admiring, approbatory, approving, commendatory, congratulatory, extolling, laudatory, praising |
| Main Entry: | reverential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reverent |
| Synonyms: | admiring, appreciative, deferential, devout, dutiful, gracious, humble, obedient, obeisant, pious, polite, regardful, solemn, upholding, venerational, worshipful, worshipping |
| Main Entry: | venerational |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reverent |
| Synonyms: | admiring, appreciative, deferential, devout, dutiful, gracious, humble, obedient, obeisant, pious, polite, regardful, reverential, solemn, upholding, worshipful, worshipping |
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