Synonyms for appreciation
əˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃənap·pre·ci·a·tion

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1. appreciation

   Synonyms:
   affection, approval, benefit, blessing, delight, desire, enjoyment, esteem, esteem, gratification, joy, satisfaction, treat

   Antonyms:
   abhorrence, abomination, abuse, annoyance, aversion, crime, curse, detestation, disgust, evil, execration, hatred, horror, iniquity, nuisance, offense, plague, shame, villainy, wickedness

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1. appreciation, grasp, holdnoun

   understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

   "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, compass, storage area, delay, time lag, detainment, range, keep, reach, grip, perceptiveness, handle, hold, handgrip, taste, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, custody, admiration, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, discernment, cargo hold

   Antonyms:
   depreciation

2. taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptivenessnoun

   delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)

   "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"

   Synonyms:
   taste perception, savvy, predilection, taste sensation, perceptiveness, insight, tasting, gustation, gustatory perception, perceptivity, hold, penchant, judgement, taste, sagaciousness, preference, sense of taste, admiration, discretion, apprehension, grasp, understanding, judgment, discernment, sagacity, gustatory sensation, gustatory modality, mouthful

   Antonyms:
   depreciation

3. appreciationnoun

   an expression of gratitude

   "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"

   Synonyms:
   perceptiveness, taste, grasp, admiration, discernment, hold

   Antonyms:
   depreciation

4. admiration, appreciationnoun

   a favorable judgment

   "a small token in admiration of your works"

   Synonyms:
   perceptiveness, esteem, admiration, wonderment, wonder, taste, grasp, hold, discernment

   Antonyms:
   depreciation

5. appreciationnoun

   an increase in price or value

   "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate"

   Synonyms:
   perceptiveness, taste, grasp, admiration, discernment, hold

   Antonyms:
   depreciation

Matched Categories

1. • Approval
   • Discrimination
   • Increase
   • Thanks
   • Understanding

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1. appreciationnoun

   Synonyms:
   valuation, estimation

2. appreciationnoun

   Synonyms:
   just estimate, correct valuation

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1. appreciationnoun

   Synonyms:
   valuation, estimation, esteem

   Antonyms:
   depreciation, inappreciation

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1. List of paraphrases for "appreciation":

   gratitude, satisfaction, recognition, acknowledgement, acknowledgements, thanks, reconnaissance, acknowledgment, acknowledgments, estimate, assessment, appraisal, tribute, appréciation, recognizing, appreciative, discretion, admiration, understanding, recognising, praise, esteem

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1. Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer:

   While the dollar's appreciation and foreign weakness have been a sizable shock, the U.S. economy appears to be weathering them reasonably well.

2. Siegfried Fischbacher:

   Roy was a fighter his whole life including during these final days. I give my heartfelt appreciation to the team of doctors, nurses and staff at Mountain View Hospital who worked heroically against this insidious virus that ultimately took Roy's life.

3. Steve LaFountain:

   We just want the kids to walk away with a better appreciation of cybersecurity. Just so they're more aware of what is online and what is on the Internet. What they can do and what they can't do.

4. Unknown:

   Employment in the private sector company largely means slavery, poor salary, no job security, no appreciation, exploitation, harassment ,humiliation, eventually to be thrown out of the organization for no valid reason.

5. Voltaire:

   Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.