Admiration and Criticism

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Admiration noun - A feeling of great approval and liking.

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Nearby Words: admire, admirable, admired, admirer, admiring

Criticism noun - An essay evaluating or analyzing something.

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Admiration is an antonym for criticism in topics: disregard, disapproval.

public	public admiration	public criticism
positive	positive admiration	positive criticism
initial	initial admiration	initial criticism
considerable	considerable admiration	considerable criticism
Other adjectives: genuine, proper, honest, open, strong, actual, real, constant, intense, professional, understandable, widespread, less, significant, increasing.

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