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| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be grateful, thankful |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, enjoy, welcome, be appreciative, be indebted, be obliged, flip over, freak out on, get high on, give thanks, groove on* |
| Notes: | the use of 'appreciate' should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically, and when there is no value or sympathy, use 'recognize' or 'understand'; appreciate first meant 'set at a price; appraised' |
| Antonyms: | criticize, disparage, disregard, neglect, overlook, be critical |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase in worth |
| Synonyms: | enhance, gain, grow, improve, inflate, rise, raise the value of |
| Antonyms: | decrease, depreciate, lose value |
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recognize worth |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, apprehend, comprehend, dig, fathom, grasp, know, perceive, read, realize, recognize, savvy, understand, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, catch the drift, see daylight, sympathize with, take account of |
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | value highly |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, applaud, apprise, cherish, enjoy, esteem, extol, honor, like, love, praise, prize, regard, relish, respect, savor, treasure, look up to, rate highly |
| Main Entry: | admire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in high regard |
| Synonyms: | adore, applaud, appreciate, approve, cherish, commend, credit, delight in, esteem, eulogize, extol, fall for*, glorify, go for*, hail, honor, idolize, laud, praise, prize, respect, revere, treasure, value, venerate, worship, be crazy about, be crazy for, be crazy over, be mad about, be nuts about, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, get high on, groove on*, hold in respect, look up to, marvel at, moon over, pay homage to, rate highly, take pleasure in, think highly of, wonder at |
| Antonyms: | abhor, condemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, scorn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cherish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care about deeply |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, appreciate, clasp, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship, apprize, care for, cleave to, cling to, hold dear, hold in high esteem |
| Antonyms: | abandon, denounce, forsake, renounce, not care |
| Main Entry: | delight in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take pleasure from |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, appreciate, cherish, dig*, eat up*, enjoy, get a kick out of*, like, love, relish, savor, amuse oneself, be content, be pleased, feast on, get high on, get off on, glory in, groove on*, indulge in, live a little, live it up, luxuriate in, revel in |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | devour |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | swallow, consume |
| Synonyms: | absorb, annihilate, appreciate, bolt, cram*, delight in, destroy, dispatch, eat, enjoy, exhaust, feed on, go through, gobble, gorge*, gulp, guzzle, imbibe, ingest, inhale, pig out*, polish off*, ravage, relish, spend, stuff, take, take in, waste, wipe out, wolf*, be engrossed by, be preoccupied, bolt down, chow down, do compulsively, do voraciously, drink in, feast on, gloat over, hoover, partake of, rejoice in, revel in, scarf down, use up, wolf down |
| Antonyms: | abstain, pick |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enhance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve, embellish |
| Synonyms: | add to, adorn, aggrandize, amplify, appreciate, augment, beautify, boom, boost, build up, complement, elevate, embroider, enlarge, exaggerate, exalt, heighten, increase, intensify, lift, magnify, pad*, pyramid*, raise, reinforce, strengthen, swell, upgrade, flesh out |
| Antonyms: | decrease, fix, lower, minimize, reduce, worsen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fathom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discern, understand |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, apprehend, catch, comprehend, dig, divine, estimate, follow, gauge, get, grasp, have, interpret, know, measure, penetrate, perceive, pierce, pinpoint, plumb, probe, recognize, savvy, sound, unravel, cognize, figure out, get to the bottom |
| Antonyms: | misunderstand, not get |
| Main Entry: | honor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recognize, treat with respect |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, admire, adore, aggrandize, appreciate, celebrate, commemorate, commend, compliment, decorate, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, esteem, exalt, glorify, hallow, keep, laud, lionize, magnify, observe, praise, prize, revere, sanctify, sublime, value, venerate, worship, be faithful, be true, give glad hand, give key to city, live up to, look up to, roll out red carpet, uprear |
| Antonyms: | betray, denounce, disgrace, dishonor, disrespect, reproach, shame |
| Main Entry: | judge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make decision from evidence; deduce |
| Synonyms: | act on, adjudge, adjudicate, appraise, appreciate, approximate, arbitrate, arrive, ascertain, assess, check, collect, conclude, condemn, consider, criticize, decide, decree, deduct, derive, determine, discern, distinguish, doom, draw, esteem, estimate, evaluate, examine, find, gather, make, make out, mediate, place, put, rate, reckon, referee, resolve, review, rule, sentence, settle, sit, suppose, test, try, umpire, value, give a hearing, pass sentence, pronounce sentence, size up |
| Main Entry: | praise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | congratulate; adore |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, admire, adulate, advocate, aggrandize, applaud, appreciate, approve, bless, boost, build up*, cajole, celebrate, cheer, cite, clap, commend, compliment, dignify, distinguish, elevate, endorse, ennoble, eulogize, exalt, extol, flatter, glorify, hail, honor, laud, proclaim, puff*, recommend, resound, reverence, root*, sanction, stroke*, tout, worship, bow down, cry up, give thanks, make much of, panegyrize, pay homage, pay tribute, rave over, sing the praises, smile on* |
| Antonyms: | accuse, blame, censure, condemn, denounce, reproach |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | value highly |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, cherish, count, enshrine, esteem, guard, rate, treasure, apprize, hold dear, regard highly, set store by |
| Antonyms: | despise, dislike, hate, not care |
| Main Entry: | respect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admire; obey |
| Synonyms: | abide by, adore, appreciate, attend, esteem, follow, heed, honor, note, notice, recognize, regard, revere, reverence, spare, take into account, uphold, value, venerate, adhere to, be awed by, be kind to, comply with, defer to, have good opinion of, have high opinion, look up to, observe of, pay attention, set store by, show consideration, show courtesy, think highly of |
| Antonyms: | condemn, disobey, disrespect, scorn |
| Main Entry: | revere/reverence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have a high opinion of |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, appreciate, cherish, deify, enjoy, esteem, exalt, honor, love, magnify, prize, regard, respect, treasure, value, venerate, worship, apotheosize, be in awe of, defer to, hold in awe, look up to, pay homage, put on pedestal, think highly of |
| Antonyms: | despise, disregard |
| Main Entry: | savor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight in, enjoy |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, experience, feel, gloat, know, like, partake, relish, sample, sip, smack, smell, taste, luxuriate in, revel in |
| Antonyms: | dislike, refuse, shun |
| Main Entry: | sense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become aware of |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, appreciate, apprehend, believe, catch, consider, credit, deem, dig*, discern, divine, feel, grasp, hold, know, notice, observe, perceive, pick up, read, realize, savvy*, suspect, take in, think, understand, apperceive, be with it, catch on, catch the drift, feel in bones, feel in gut, get the drift, get the idea, get the impression, get the picture, get vibes, have a feeling, have a hunch |
| Antonyms: | overlook, be numb, be unaware |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sufficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enough, adequate |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, agreeable, all right*, ample, appreciate, comfortable, commensurate, common, competent, copious, decent, due, galore, pleasing, plentiful, plenty, proportionate, satisfactory, tolerable, unexceptional, aplenty, commensurable, plenteous, sufficing, unexceptionable, unobjectionable |
| Antonyms: | deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, poor, wanting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sympathize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feel for, be compassionate |
| Synonyms: | ache, agree, appreciate, be in accord, be in sympathy, be kind to, be there for, be understanding, bleed for, comfort, commiserate, compassionate, comprehend, condole, emphathize, feel heart go out to, go along with, grieve with, have compassion, identify with, love, offer consolation, pick up on, pity, relate to*, share another's sorrow, show kindliness, show mercy, show tenderness, side with*, tune in, understand |
| Antonyms: | disapprove, disregard, ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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