Synonyms and antonyms of Deserving praise, respect and admiration in British Thesaurus

sick (adjective)

very informal very impressive, attractive, enjoyable, etc. This word is used mainly by young people.

respected (adjective)

admired and approved of by many people

praiseworthy (adjective)

formal deserving praise or admiration

heroic (adjective)

very brave and deserving admiration

admirable (adjective)

deserving to be admired or respected

awesome (adjective)

very impressive and sometimes a little frightening

noteworthy (adjective)

worth giving special attention or praise to

enviable (adjective)

an enviable quality or situation is one that other people admire and would like to have as well

commendable (adjective)

formal deserving praise or admiration

awe-inspiring (adjective)

making you feel great respect and admiration, and sometimes fear

amazing (adjective)

used about something surprising that is also very impressive

commanding (adjective)

powerful and impressive

creditable (adjective)

good enough to deserve some praise or admiration

dazzling (adjective)

extremely impressive

devastating (adjective)

very impressive or attractive

distinguished (adjective)

looking impressive and as if you deserve respect. This word is not usually used to describe young people

eminent (adjective)

important, respected, and admired

entrancing (adjective)

someone or something that is entrancing is so beautiful or impressive that you give them all your attention

esteemed (adjective)

very formal admired and respected

estimable (adjective)

very formal deserving to be admired and respected

exalted (adjective)

formal an exalted position is an important position in an organization or in society

fancy (adjective)

intended to seem impressive, important, or clever

formidable (adjective)

very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with

godlike (adjective)

better or more impressive than an ordinary human being

grand (adjective)

a grand place, object, or occasion is very impressive

grand (adjective)

a grand idea, plan, or action is impressive because it tries to achieve a lot

great (adjective)

used about someone famous or important who is admired by a lot of people, or about their work

great (adjective)

mainly literary very large and impressive

hallowed (adjective)

mainly literaryoften humorous considered very special and treated with great respect

honourable (adjective)

an honourable agreement deserves to be respected because it was made fairly

honourable (adjective)

morally good and deserving respect

honoured (adjective)

deserving special respect

humongous (adjective)

informal extremely large and impressive

imposing (adjective)

large and impressive

impressive (adjective)

if something is impressive, you admire it, for example because it is very good, large, or shows great skill

in all its/their etc glory ()

looking very beautiful or impressive

ineffable (adjective)

formal so impressive or beautiful that you cannot describe it

inspirational (adjective)

extremely good or skilful

inspired (adjective)

very special or impressive

inviolable (adjective)

formal too important or respected to be attacked, criticized, or ignored

knockout (adjective)

informal extremely impressive or attractive

laudable (adjective)

formal deserving to be praised or admired

magnificent (adjective)

very impressive and beautiful, good, or skilful

majestic (adjective)

big, beautiful, or impressive in a calm and serious way

marvellous (adjective)

extremely impressive

marvelous ()

the American spelling of marvellous

meritorious (adjective)

very formal deserving admiration and praise

mighty (adjective)

mainly literary very large, powerful, or impressive

much loved/respected/admired/criticized etc ()

used for describing someone or something that is loved, respected etc a lot or by many people

noble (adjective)

literary large and impressive

OK (adjective)

spoken if someone is OK, you like them or respect them

out of this world ()

extremely good or impressive

outstanding (adjective)

extremely good or impressive

outstandingly (adverb)

in a very impressive way

prestige (adjective)

having a high reputation and attracting a lot of respect, for example because of being of very high quality

prestigious (adjective)

admired and respected by people

princely (adjective)

very large, beautiful, or impressive, like something that would belong to a prince

prodigious (adjective)

very great or impressive

redoubtable (adjective)

literary making you feel afraid or have great respect

sensational (adjective)

informal very attractive, impressive, or good

showstopping (adjective)

extremely impressive

spectacular (adjective)

extremely impressive

splendid (adjective)

formal used about something that is impressive and beautiful to look at

storming (adjective)

very impressive, usually because of being fast

stunning (adjective)

very impressive or beautiful

stupendous (adjective)

very impressive, large, or surprising

superhuman (adjective)

superhuman qualities are much greater and more impressive than those of an ordinary person

to someone’s credit ()

used about things that someone has done or achieved

towering (adjective)

mainly journalism extremely impressive, important, or successful

vaunted (adjective)

formal generally praised, or described as very important or successful

well-regarded (adjective)

respected and admired

well-thought-of (adjective)

respected by many people

wondrous (adjective)

literary impressive and beautiful or exciting

worthy (adjective)

a worthy person or thing has qualities that make people respect them