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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | salutation |
| Synonyms: | allegiance, bending of the knee, bow, curtsy, deference, fealty, genuflection, homage, honor, kowtow, loyalty, praise, respect, reverence, salaam |
| Antonyms: | bad manners, disobedience, disregard, disrespect |
| Main Entry: | bow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bend from waist |
| Synonyms: | angle, arc, arch, bend, bending, bob, curtsy, curvation, curvature, curve, flection, flexure, genuflection, inclination, kowtow, nod, obeisance, round, salaam, turn, turning |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
| Main Entry: | deference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obedience, compliance |
| Synonyms: | acquiescence, capitulation, complaisance, condescension, docility, obeisance, submission, yielding |
| Notes: | deference is a courteous expression of regard or respect, while difference is the quality of being unlike or dissimilar |
| Antonyms: | disobedience, impoliteness, noncompliance |
| Main Entry: | deference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention, homage |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, civility, consideration, courtesy, esteem, honor, obeisance, politeness, regard, respect, reverence, thoughtfulness, veneration |
| Notes: | deference is a courteous expression of regard or respect, while difference is the quality of being unlike or dissimilar |
| Antonyms: | dishonor, disregard, ignorance |
| Main Entry: | homage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | devotion, admiration |
| Synonyms: | adoration, adulation, allegiance, awe, deference, duty, esteem, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, genuflection, honor, kneeling, loyalty, obeisance, praise, respect, reverence, service, tribute, worship |
| Antonyms: | dishonor, disloyalty, disrespect, faithlessness, scorn, treachery |
| Main Entry: | honor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | respect |
| Synonyms: | account, adoration, adulation, aggrandizement, apotheosis, approbation, attention, canonization, celebration, confidence, consideration, credit, deference, deification, dignity, distinction, elevation, esteem, exaltation, faith, fame, fealty, glorification, glory, greatness, high standing, homage, immortalization, laud, laurel, lionization, notice, obeisance, popularity, praise, prestige, rank, recognition, renown, reputation, repute, reverence, tribute, trust, veneration, worship, wreath |
| Antonyms: | debasement, degradation, denunciation, derision, disgrace, dishonor, disrespect, humiliation |
| Main Entry: | praise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | congratulations; adoration |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, acclamation, accolade, applause, appreciation, approbation, approval, big hand, boost, bravo, celebration, cheer, cheering, citation, commendation, compliment, cry, devotion, encomium, esteem, eulogy, exaltation, extolment, flattery, glorification, glory, good word, homage, hurrah, hymn, kudos*, laudation, obeisance, ovation, panegyric, pat on the back, plaudit, puff, rave, recognition, recommendation, regard, sycophancy, thanks, tribute, worship |
| Antonyms: | blame, censure, condemnation, criticism |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | respect |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | admiration given by others |
| Synonyms: | account, adoration, appreciation, approbation, awe, consideration, courtesy, deference, dignity, esteem, estimation, favor, fear, homage, honor, obeisance, ovation, recognition, regard, repute, reverence, testimonial, tribute, veneration, worship |
| Antonyms: | disdain, dishonor, disrespect |
| Main Entry: | reverence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | high opinion of something |
| Synonyms: | admiration, adoration, apotheosis, approbation, approval, awe, bow, deference, deification, devotion, devoutness, esteem, fealty, fear, genuflection, high esteem, homage, honor, love, loyalty, obeisance, obsequiousness, piety, praise, prostration, religiousness, respect, veneration, worship |
| Antonyms: | disdain, disregard, disrespect, scorn |
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