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admirable
adjective as in held in great respect
Strongest matches
attractive, commendable, excellent, exquisite, great, laudable, praiseworthy, unreal, valuable, wonderful
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
We learn about da Vinci’s early life, family, education and lovers, and the doc does an admirable job of explaining not just excellence but innovation.
That’s an admirable approach, and perhaps an outsider needs to show Americans how Trump is perceived.
"It would be admirable if the president had allowed posterity to recognise and appreciate his work," an X user posted.
As my colleague Alexandra Petri of the Washington Post put it with admirable concision: “I am endorsing Kamala Harris for president because I like elections and would like to keep having them.”
Was it a case of admirable loyalty or a stubbornness that backfired?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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