Antonyms for admired

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ad-mahyuhr

Phonetic Transcription : ædˈmaɪər

Definition of admired

Origin : early 15c. (implied in admired), from Middle French admirer (Old French amirer, 14c.), or directly from Latin admirari "to wonder at" (see admiration). Related: Admiring; admiringly.

verb hold in high regard

Example sentences :

But he admired Hester, and the more she slighted him the more he was determined to force her to like him.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

They all admired and respected her, and nobody doubted the reality of her adventures.
Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

I was no longer "Diane," the ingenue whom she patronized as well as admired.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

If his enthusiasm had not run counter to my rights, I might have admired it.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Yet I admired her skill, and did not wonder that the house applauded.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Also Porter was an honest man, the one thing he admired above all else.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Maria had warned her not to waken her grandfather, so she admired it in whispers.
Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston

The heir-apparent, the late King, admired his talent and relished his society.
Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

The most admired of our moderns know nothing of this art: Why?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

And at dinner she was not nice to Enid and Elaine who admired her hero too frankly.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Synonyms for admired

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