Synonyms for admirable
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Praiseworthy — deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable
praiseworthy, commendable, good, excellent, first-rate, laudable, wonderful, estimable, great, gurt UK, glorious, worthy, respectable, honorable US, honourable UK, fine, rare, creditable, valuable, high, venerable, reverend, bully, reverable
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable.
It's admirable that Shelley overcame her handicap and excelled in her work.
Related words
- Word family
- admirableness admirably
- Phrases
- red admirable white admirable
- Other spellings
- admireable
Example sentences
- excellent Tom's car is well-kept and in excellent condition.
- commendable Up to now, your conduct has always been commendable.
- praiseworthy His attitude is praiseworthy.
- lovely They bought a site with lovely views of the ocean.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| admirable | falling | |
| excellent | falling | |
| commendable | falling | |
| praiseworthy | steady | |
| lovely | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1, high1, fine1, rare1, gurt
- 5 letters
- great1, bully2
- 6 letters
- lovely2, worthy2
- 8 letters
- valuable3, glorious3, reverend3, laudable3
- 9 letters
- wonderful3, excellent3, honorable4, venerable4, estimable4, reverable
- 10 letters
- honourable4, creditable4
- 11 letters
- respectable4, commendable4
- 12 letters
- praiseworthy3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- admirable
- Italiano
- ammirabile
- Español
- admirable
- Català
- admirable