admirable

[ad-mer-uh-buhl] / ˈæd mər ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

held in great respect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attractive commendable excellent exquisite great laudable praiseworthy unreal valuable wonderful

WEAK

A-1 A-OK ace best ever cat's pajamas choice cool copacetic crackerjack deserving dream estimable fine good greatest hunky-dory keen meritable meritorious neat out of sight out of this world peachy rare solid super super-duper superior wicked worthy zero cool

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad imperfect inferior unimportant unworthy

WEAK

contemptible despicable detestable hateful loathsome repugnant repulsive shameful

Example Sentences

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"You are an admirable person in a society where young people need role models like you. Thank you for everything you have given us, everything you continue to give, and everything you still will."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Run by Wellington Management—where Bogle worked before Vanguard—the fund boasts more than $110 billion in assets and an admirable record.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon were adventurers, and while perhaps not personally admirable, they changed history and changed it irrevocably:

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Emerald Fennell has done an admirable job of not modernizing a dark and moody romance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

I am learning he has a wicked sense of humor and think this is an admirable trait.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

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