| Main Entry: | veneration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reverence |
Synonyms: |
admiration, adoration, esteem, honor, idolization, respect |
| Main Entry: | veneration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | honoring |
Synonyms: |
admiration, adoration, awe, devotion, esteem, honor, repayment, respect, reverence, vengeance, worship, wrath |
Antonyms: |
disrespect |
| Main Entry: | admiration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great respect |
Synonyms: |
account, adoration, affection, applause, appreciation, approbation, approval, deference, delight, esteem, estimation, favor, fondness, glorification, homage, honor, idolatry, idolization, liking, love, marveling, obeisance, pleasure, praise, prizing, recognition, regard, reverence, valuing, veneration, wonder, wonderment, worship |
Antonyms: |
aversion, contempt, disapproval, disgust, dislike, disregard, hate, hatred, loathing |
| Main Entry: | adoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intense love |
Synonyms: |
admiration, amore, ardor, attachment, crush, devotion, esteem, estimation, exaltation, glorification, hankering, honor, idolatry, idolization, infatuation, pash, passion, puppy love, reverence, shine*, veneration, weakness*, worship, worshipping, yen* |
Antonyms: |
abhorrence, detestation, disrespect, hate |
| Main Entry: | awe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amazement |
Synonyms: |
admiration, apprehension, astonishment, consternation, dread, esteem, fear, fright, horror, regard, respect, reverence, shock, stupefaction, terror, veneration, wonder, wonderment, worship |
Antonyms: |
calmness, coolness, expectation, familiarity, intimacy, steadiness |
| Main Entry: | compliment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | praise, flattery |
Synonyms: |
acclaim, acclamation, admiration, adulation, applause, appreciation, approval, blessing, bouquet*, buttering up, cajolery, commendation, comp, confirmation, congratulations, courtesy, encomium, endorsement, eulogy, favor, felicitation, good word, homage, honor, kudo, laud, laudation, laurels, notice, orchid, ovation, panegyric, pat on the back, posy, regard, respects, sanction, sentiment, tribute, veneration, warm fuzzy |
| Notes: | complement is 'to complete, round out' and compliment is 'to praise or admire' and as a noun it is an expression of praise or admiration |
Antonyms: |
blame, censure, complaint, criticism, denunciation, insult, libel, slander |
| Main Entry: | cult |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | worship; form of ceremony |
Synonyms: |
admiration, ceremony, craze, creed, cultus, devotion, faddism, faith, idolization, liturgy, persuasion, religion, reverence, rite, ritual, veneration |
| Main Entry: | deference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention, homage |
Synonyms: |
acclaim, civility, consideration, courtesy, esteem, honor, obeisance, politeness, regard, respect, reverence, thoughtfulness, veneration |
Antonyms: |
dishonor, disregard, ignorance |
| Main Entry: | estimation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief, guess |
Synonyms: |
admiration, appraisal, appreciation, arithmetic, assessment, calculating, ciphering, computation, consideration, considered opinion, credit, esteem, estimate, estimating, evaluation, favor, figuring, impression, judgment, opinion, predicting, reckoning, regard, respect, stock, valuation, veneration, view |
Antonyms: |
disbelief |
| 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 |