Synonyms for admirable
ˈæd mər ə bəlad·mirable

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1. admirableadjective

   deserving of the highest esteem or admiration

   "an estimable young professor"; "trains ran with admirable precision"; "his taste was impeccable, his health admirable"

   Antonyms:
   contemptible, displeasing

2. admirableadjective

   inspiring admiration or approval

   "among her many admirable qualities are generosity and graciousness"

   Antonyms:
   displeasing, contemptible

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1. admirableadjective

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] wonderful, surprising, striking, astonishing

2. admirableadjective

   Synonyms:
   excellent, incomparable, inimitable, fine, rare, transcendent, matchless, perfect, first-rate, worthy of admiration

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1. List of paraphrases for "admirable":

   impressive, commendable, remarkable, laudable, excellent, wonderful

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1. Homer:

   There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.

2. Winston Churchill:

   It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations is an admirable work, and I studied it intently. The quotations when engraved upon the memory give you good thoughts. They also make you anxious to read the authors and look for more.

3. George F. Will, Statecraft as Soulcraft:

   Americans are overreachers; overreaching is the most admirable of the many American excesses.

4. Marc Anthony:

   This award honors artists whose outstanding careers have influenced several generations, tonight, this honor is given to a man with an admirable and moving voice, a true master whose talent has left forever a mark on the world of music and in our hearts.

5. Ann Goldstein:

   I've translated a lot of dead writers so I'm kind of used to not having contact with the writer, i think it's admirable that she's made this decision to have nothing to do with her books once she's written them.