Antonym: contempt, disdain, scorn. Similar words: administration, aspiration, inspiration, administrative, admire, ratification, gratification, oration. Meaning: [‚ædmə'reɪʃn] 
n. 1. a feeling of delighted approval and liking 2. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising 3. a favorable judgment.
n. 1. a feeling of delighted approval and liking 2. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising 3. a favorable judgment. 
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91, He smiled in admiration at his father-in-law.
92, Admiration is the daughter of ignorance. Thomas Fuller 
93, Celia's professed admiration for her sister worried their parents.
94, Admiration and familiarity are strangers. George Sand
95, His sheer professionalism always earned the crew's admiration.
96, His admiration for Fouchard shot up.
97, Linda had tremendous admiration for her boss.
98, Well, I have a grudging admiration for the advertising sociologists.
99, As Mugezi struggles to survive the parental dictatorship, he finds his admiration for Amin swelling by the day.
100, He stood back to watch in admiration, hands on tattered knees.
101, Why should I require animals to join me in some mutual admiration society or even make them honorary members?
102, Throughout his life he never lost the admiration for the mind, character, warmth, and friendliness of Temple.
103, I have a huge amount of respect for him personally, and undying admiration for Greenpeace.
104, He expressed his admiration for the educational efficiency of the Jesuits and politely renounced his allegiance to their church.
105, For this reason, campaigners like Rifkin are necessary,(sentencedict.com/admiration.html) and younger scientists especially have a reluctant admiration for him.
106, He had looked forward to a day in the sun, the simple admiration of colleagues, young scientists.
107, At age 35, Lewis delivered a performance that should have had every athlete shaking his or her head in admiration.
108, Yet aside from that, my admiration for him as a person is perhaps as great as my fear of him.
109, Her feelings of admiration - even her inclination to see his side of things - were surely totally out of place?
110, But it was Mary whose bold appearance drew the breath and the admiration of all of them.
111, Dishonest people would now be free of the salutary fear which alloyed their admiration of the confiding temperament of tradesmen.
112, He was a man anyone would remember, she reflected with a flicker of admiration.
113, Some of the things she called me would have won the admiration of Hell's Kitchen.
114, There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence in all human beings irrespective of their social status. Nelson Mandela
115, But if your admiration went to Fowler, your hearts went out to Francis' brave First Division side.
116, There was a kind of grudging admiration to be detected in Janet Holloway's tone.
117, But he is some one I have the greatest admiration for.
118, Mel watched in admiration as the goalkeeper leaped for the ball.
119, For sheer bravado, hard-nosed business sense and a cunning understanding of human frailty, Agnes deserves admiration.
120, They generated a lot of hostility as well as admiration.
More similar words: administration, aspiration, inspiration, administrative, admire, ratification, gratification, oration, duration, operation, rational, adoration, migration, aberration, separation, AND operation, irrational, reparation, irrationally, immigration, restoration, integration, corporation, rationalize, exploration, exasperation, celebration, frustration, alliteration, registration.