Admire and Desire

Admire

Admire verb - To think very highly or favorably of.

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Desire and admire are semantically related. in adore topic. In some cases you can use "Desire" instead a verb "Admire".

Desire verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

Usage example: he greatly desired a new mountain bike for his next birthday

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Admire and desire are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admire" instead a verb "Desire".

Nearby Words: desirous, desirable, desired, desiring, Desiree

person	admire person	desire person
respect	admire respect	desire respect
sense	admire sense	desire sense
ability	admire ability	desire ability
Other words: power, beauty, women, qualities.

But then there are characters who admire her for her strength, her desire to work hard when she isn't feeling well herself, despite this actually being more of a flaw but not treated as one.

Source: Character Shilling
Rand also wrote an essay arguing that no rational woman would ever want to be president because "the essence of femininity is hero worship the desire to look up to man." A woman president, being the supreme authority of the land, would have no superior man to admire.

Source: All Amazons Want Hercules

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