admirable
Americanadjective
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worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
- Synonyms:
- praiseworthy, estimable
- Antonyms:
- reprehensible, disreputable, unworthy
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excellent; first-rate.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- admirability noun
- admirableness noun
- admirably adverb
- superadmirable adjective
- superadmirableness noun
- superadmirably adverb
- unadmirable adjective
- unadmirableness noun
- unadmirably adverb
Etymology
Origin of admirable
From the Latin word admīrābilis, dating back to 1590–1600. See admire, -able
Example Sentences
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A second friendly defeat in four days was no calamity since it came on the back of an admirable performance, unworthy of booing.
From BBC
Figures like Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar and Napoleon were adventurers, and while perhaps not personally admirable, they changed history and changed it irrevocably:
From Salon
“The Power of Life” is packed with admirable scholarship; the author is an excellent stylist and accomplished historian.
Our critic praised the star for “his admirable ability to give audiences a big bear hug without leaving the stage.”
Hostin added that Smith’s behavior wasn’t admirable but rather, an outward display of “toxic masculinity.”
From Salon
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