Esteem and Rate

Esteem

Esteem verb - To think of in a particular way.
Usage example: I had esteemed the whole affair to be a colossal waste of time

Rate is a synonym for esteem in consider topic. In some cases you can use "Rate" instead a verb "Esteem".

Nearby Words: esteemed, esteeming

Rate

Rate verb - To think of in a particular way.
Usage example: I would rate her my best friend; after all, she's always been there when I needed her

Esteem is a synonym for rate in think highly of topic. Sometimes you can use "Esteem" instead a verb "Rate", if it concerns topics such as regard, judge, consider, evaluate.

Nearby Words: rated, rateable, rater

How words are described

good good esteem good rate
high high esteem high rate
low low esteem low rate
critical critical esteem critical rate
Other adjectives: poor, great, horrible, lower, highest, greater, higher.

Both words in one sentence

  • Yet in Russia itself he is not held in high esteem because the poverty rate of his country grew quite a lot after the USSR fell.
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