admirable
worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
excellent; first-rate.
Origin of admirable
1Other words for admirable
Opposites for admirable
Other words from admirable
- ad·mi·ra·ble·ness, ad·mi·ra·bil·i·ty, noun
- ad·mi·ra·bly, adverb
- su·per·ad·mi·ra·ble, adjective
- su·per·ad·mi·ra·ble·ness, noun
- su·per·ad·mi·ra·bly, adverb
- un·ad·mi·ra·ble, adjective
- un·ad·mi·ra·ble·ness, noun
- un·ad·mi·ra·bly, adverb
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How to use admirable in a sentence
By contrast, watching Notre Dame felt like watching some admirable stagecoach, which for a long while kept the Alabama offense sidelined as a witness, always a wise approach.
Alabama advances to the national title game with an artful offensive performance | Chuck Culpepper, Des Bieler | January 2, 2021 | Washington PostJohn Bergmayer, legal director at Public Knowledge Project, a nonprofit Internet advocacy group, called GitHub’s move “admirable.”
GitHub CEO: We’re nuking all tracking ‘cookies’ and you should too | rhhackettfortune | December 17, 2020 | FortuneFor decades, researchers have focused on one or another “hallmark” of aging, with admirable success.
Another Win for Senolytics: Fighting Aging at the Cellular Level Just Got Easier | Shelly Fan | November 24, 2020 | Singularity HubYou can spot the seams here and there when certain characters just give generic responses, but it’s admirable that the cracks are only noticeable when they’re in your face.
‘Watch Dogs: Legion’ review in progress: Virtual London is legit, but story’s a snooze so far | Gene Park | October 28, 2020 | Washington PostFor a device that small, the team packed an admirable array of features into it.
Neuralink’s Wildly Anticipated New Brain Implant: the Hype vs. the Science | Shelly Fan | September 1, 2020 | Singularity Hub
They are often characterized as benevolent and admirable; when we do the same, we are angry and unreasonable.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting | Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo matter how admirable or inspiring his message appears to be, it often hits you over the head like a blunt instrument.
Catch Him If You Can: Reliving Banksy’s New York Invasion | Alex Suskind | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth ideas are admirable, and quite possibly necessary to save American democracy from the auction block.
Undo Citizens United? We’d Only Scratch the Surface | Jedediah Purdy | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe is a marvelously complicated, funny, infuriating, and in some ways deeply admirable character.
Colm Toibin Describes The Creation Of His Quiet Masterpiece ‘Nora Webster’ | Jennie Yabroff | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn admirable priority this season would be to have Carol continue to evolve into—dare I even dream?
‘The Walking Dead’ Review: Carol Is the Hero of the Zombie Apocalypse | Melissa Leon | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThanks to Berthier's admirable system, Bonaparte was kept in touch with every part of his command.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonTheir discipline is admirable, but their natural disposition is likewise quiet and inoffensive.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThe sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousNo more admirable illustration can be found of the truth that the essence of defence lies in a vigorous local offence.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThomas Carr—one of the quiet, good men in a fast world—was an admirable companion, full of intelligence and conversation.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for admirable
/ (ˈædmərəbəl) /
deserving or inspiring admiration; excellent
Derived forms of admirable
- admirably, adverb
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