154 entries under admire topic. ×

12
rate(verb, support, hold, place, consider)
11
approve(verb, support, accept, love, honor)
11
defer to(verb, expression, phrasal verb, honor, praise)
11
regard highly(verb, expression, idiom, support, accept)
8
acclaim(noun, verb, support, increase, accept)
8
exalt(verb, support, keep, love, honor)
8
hold dear(verb, expression, idiom, love, honor)
8
pay homage to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, love)
8
set store by(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, hold)
6
adulate(verb, help, love, honor, respect)
6
extol(keep, love, honor, praise, favor)
6
fancy(verb, support, accept, love, praise)
6
laud(keep, love, honor, praise, encourage)
6
note(noun, verb, order, mark, honor)
6
think highly of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
5
deify(love, honor, respect, regard, fancy)
5
dote on(verb, expression, love, honor, respect)
5
heed(noun, verb, honor, respect, regard)
5
show consideration(expression, idiom, help, advance, honor)
5
think the world of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, honor)
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