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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.
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admiration
adjectives
great/deep admiration
(= that you feel strongly )
• He’s a man for whom I have the greatest admiration. • She had a deep admiration for the work of Russian writers.
profound admiration
(= very great admiration )
• Bacon had often expressed his profound admiration for Picasso’s paintings.
genuine/real admiration
• ‘Where did you learn to do that?’ she asked with genuine admiration.
a sneaking admiration
(= that you secretly feel, but do not show )
• I have always had a sneaking admiration for his music.
open admiration
(= that you do not try to hide )
• Her father looked at her in open admiration.
grudging/reluctant admiration
(= unwilling admiration )
• There was grudging admiration in his voice.
mutual admiration
(= that two or more people feel for each other )
• Their friendship was based on mutual admiration.
phrases
be full of admiration/be filled with admiration
• I’m full of admiration for what you’ve done.
have nothing but admiration for somebody
(= have a lot of admiration for someone )
• I have nothing but admiration for his work.
verbs
have great/deep/a lot of etc admiration
• She always had great admiration for people who could speak so many languages.
win sb’s admiration
( also draw sb’s admiration formal )
• His films have won the admiration of the critics. • At the club, her singing soon drew the admiration of the older girls.
express your admiration
(= talk or write about your admiration )
• She wrote to him expressing her admiration for his work.
show your admiration
• I wanted to show my admiration for what he had done.
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