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Synonyms
applaudable, commendable, creditable, estimable, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy
Antonyms
censurable, discreditable, illaudable, reprehensible
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While local steps like this are admirable, combating climate change requires policy change on a larger scale. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Menlo Park’s new heating rule shows issue’s urgency," 5 Sep. 2019 At times, this made his on-field gaffes all the more funny, but in that way, his commitment to the bit has been admirable over the years. — SI.com, "6 of the Biggest Dressing Room Clowns in World Football," 4 Sep. 2019 Steward Randy Calcetas does an admirable job of separating the wheat from the chaff, so to speak. — Tom Titus, Daily Pilot, "On Theater: A ‘Titanic’ hit musical at the Attic Community Theatre," 12 Aug. 2019 As Hannah grew up, Janet could see the admirable traits of Hannah’s father start to emerge. — Jeff Truesdell, PEOPLE.com, "Ohio Mom Who Killed Adult Daughter 'Was Not in Control of Her Own Thoughts,' Says Friend," 2 Aug. 2019 In the meantime, the city has done an admirable job of patching large swaths of previously-distressed roadway along Coventry between Euclid Heights Boulevard and Cedar Road. — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Heights looks to other funding avenues for Coventry resurfacing," 30 July 2019 The committee’s chairman, Richard Burr, of North Carolina, has done an admirable job of producing a bipartisan investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. — David Rohde, The New Yorker, "Trump’s Message to U.S. Intelligence Officials: Be Loyal or Leave," 29 July 2019 Nyeli's mom said that the little girl, who did an admirable job with a song from 'Frozen,' had never been on stage before. — Melanie Savage, courant.com, "Windham Public Schools Hosts Family and Community Expo," 3 June 2019 Headey said of her character, whose love for her children was one of her few admirable traits (as brother Tyrion often pointed out). — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, "'Game of Thrones' star Lena Headey says Cersei's 'traumatic' miscarriage scene was cut," 13 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'admirable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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