Synonyms for appreciation
əˌpri ʃiˈeɪ ʃənap·pre·ci·a·tion

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. appreciation

   Synonyms:
   affection, approval, benefit, blessing, delight, desire, enjoyment, esteem, esteem, gratification, joy, satisfaction, treat

   Antonyms:
   abhorrence, abomination, abuse, annoyance, aversion, crime, curse, detestation, disgust, evil, execration, hatred, horror, iniquity, nuisance, offense, plague, shame, villainy, wickedness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. appreciation, grasp, holdnoun

   understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

   "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, compass, storage area, delay, time lag, detainment, range, keep, reach, grip, perceptiveness, handle, hold, handgrip, taste, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, custody, admiration, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, discernment, cargo hold

   Antonyms:
   depreciation

2. taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptivenessnoun

   delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)

   "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste"

   Synonyms:
   taste perception, savvy, predilection, taste sensation, perceptiveness, insight, tasting, gustation, gustatory perception, perceptivity, hold, penchant, judgement, taste, sagaciousness, preference, sense of taste, admiration, discretion, apprehension, grasp, understanding, judgment, discernment, sagacity, gustatory sensation, gustatory modality, mouthful

   Antonyms:
   depreciation

3. appreciationnoun

   an expression of gratitude

   "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"

   Synonyms:
   perceptiveness, taste, grasp, admiration, discernment, hold

   Antonyms:
   depreciation

4. admiration, appreciationnoun

   a favorable judgment

   "a small token in admiration of your works"

   Synonyms:
   perceptiveness, esteem, admiration, wonderment, wonder, taste, grasp, hold, discernment

   Antonyms:
   depreciation

5. appreciationnoun

   an increase in price or value

   "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate"

   Synonyms:
   perceptiveness, taste, grasp, admiration, discernment, hold

   Antonyms:
   depreciation

Matched Categories

1. • Approval
   • Discrimination
   • Increase
   • Thanks
   • Understanding

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. appreciationnoun

   Synonyms:
   valuation, estimation

2. appreciationnoun

   Synonyms:
   just estimate, correct valuation

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. appreciationnoun

   Synonyms:
   valuation, estimation, esteem

   Antonyms:
   depreciation, inappreciation

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1. List of paraphrases for "appreciation":

   gratitude, satisfaction, recognition, acknowledgement, acknowledgements, thanks, reconnaissance, acknowledgment, acknowledgments, estimate, assessment, appraisal, tribute, appréciation, recognizing, appreciative, discretion, admiration, understanding, recognising, praise, esteem

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How to use appreciation in a sentence?

1. Olivia Wilde:

   It's going to be a Beyonce listening party, appreciation, dance off.

2. Mary Joe Fernandez:

   I think her illness a few years ago( 2011), when she had the pulmonary embolism, really gave her perspective and a new appreciation for what she does.

3. Jacob Sharvit:

   [ T ] Jacob Sharvit divers demonstrated good citizenship and are deserving of praise, they will be awarded a certificate of appreciation and invited to tour the storerooms of the National Treasures.

4. Lou Saban:

   Nobody could ever quite figure out how that happened, it was a pretty chilling experience, and something that makes you view things a little bit differently, and certainly have a much better appreciation of not taking for granted life itself.

5. Timothy Hauser:

   It is very hard for me sitting here, without conducting an entire separate investigation, to really have an appreciation to what extent those problems at Credit Suisse AG are cultural problems that involved the entire organization.