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noun

Definition of esteemsnext
plural of esteem
as in respects
a feeling of great approval and liking an athlete who is held in great esteem by her peers

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esteems

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verb

present tense third-person singular of esteem
1
as in considers
to think of in a particular way I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time

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as in admires
to think very highly or favorably of although the works of the Impressionist painters are esteemed today, they met with scorn when they were introduced

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as in thinks
to have as an opinion I should have esteemed it most unlikely that their marriage had any chance of success

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for esteems
  1. considers
  2. admires
  3. thinks
  4. respects
  5. believes
  6. imagines
Verb
  • Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Philippines considers karaoke a national pastime, and the people around you are constantly crooning into their Magic Sing microphones or portable karaoke machines.
    Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of considers
Verb
  • Rihanna can be heard asking who has a sharpie for an autograph as Carey admires Rihanna’s sunglasses.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Challenger is a capable, accessible history of spaceflight that understands and admires what drives our species to reach for the stars.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of admires
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  • The guess here is that this will all unravel much faster than anyone currently thinks, leaving the country, and its new government, adrift and voters counting the days to the midterm elections.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Prasad, for instance, thinks there’s a kind of egalitarianism that’s inherent in English and missing from its Indian alternatives.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of thinks
Verb
  • In an optimal family dynamic, everyone respects each other’s individuality while still being connected.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • This proactive approach helps keep the businesses compliant and respects customer preferences.
    Phil Portman, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of respects
Verb
  • Purnell believes the controversy over the name arose after people heard it and searched online to find out more about the restaurant.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Management believes that this steep discount is unwarranted given the robust growth opportunities experienced by its group companies, such as Canal+ Group, Havas, and Lagardère.
    Joe Cornell, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of believes
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  • Van Buren, who commissions the project and calls it the Institute, imagines a whole hilltop campus with a combination auditorium, gym, and chapel designed by his personal architect in the most advanced modern style.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The Electric State imagines a world in which robots have rebelled, been punished, and sentenced to exile in the titular state.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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