admiration
noun
ADJ. deep, genuine, great, sincere, tremendous | frank, open | sneaking Inwardly, I had a sneaking admiration for them.| grudging, reluctant | mutual
VERB + ADMIRATION be filled with, be full of, feel, have I'm full of admiration for him. I have the greatest admiration for the nurses.| express, show She wrote to him expressing her admiration.| compel, draw, fill sb with, gain, win a dignity that compels admiration The way he dealt with the crisis filled me with admiration. He gained the admiration of thousands of people.| be worthy of As a writer she is certainly worthy of admiration.| lose He never lost the admiration of his students.
PREP. in ~ She stared at him in open admiration.| with ~ gazing at her with admiration| ~ for admiration for his work
PHRASES a gasp of admiration The picture was greeted with gasps of admiration.| have nothing but admiration for sb/sth I have nothing but admiration for the way she tackled those bullies.
