appreciate | Definition of appreciate

1 to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

the value of that antique should appreciate over time

Synonyms of appreciate

accelerate, accumulate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, roll up, snowball, spread, swell, wax

Words Related to appreciate

jump, rocket, skyrocket, surge

heighten, intensify, redouble

blow up, bulk, distend, inflate, puff (up)

crescendo, crest, peak

Antonyms of appreciate

contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane

2 to hold dear

I appreciate my parents more than I can express

Synonyms of appreciate

cherish, love, prize, treasure, value

Words Related to appreciate

delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), like, relish, revel (in)

admire, apprize, esteem, regard, respect, revere, reverence, venerate

enshrine, memorialize

adore, caress, dote (on), idolize, worship

Phrases Synonymous with appreciate

set store by (or set store on)

Near Antonyms of appreciate

undervalue

abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe

disdain, high-hat, scorn, scout, slight, sniff (at), snub

bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, kiss off, minimize, put down, write off

abandon, forget, neglect

Antonyms of appreciate

disvalue

3 to have a clear idea of

I hope you appreciate just how much that collector's CD costs

Synonyms of appreciate

apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand

Words Related to appreciate

absorb, digest, take in

realize

fathom, penetrate, pierce

Phrases Synonymous with appreciate

pick up on

Near Antonyms of appreciate

misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand

Antonyms of appreciate

miss

4 to think very highly or favorably of

many great artists and musicians have not been appreciated in their own lifetimes

Synonyms of appreciate

admire, consider, esteem, regard, respect

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Synonyms and Antonyms of appreciate

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