List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 318

SYNONYMS: regard, esteem, admiration, respect.
These nouns refer to a feeling based on perception of and a measure of approval for the worth of a person or thing.

Regard is the least forceful and most general: Please give your parents my warmest regards. I once had a kind regard for her.
Esteem connotes considered appraisal and positive regard: We had a great esteem for our leader.
Admiration is a feeling of keen approbation: Greatness is a spiritual condition worthy to excite love, interest, and admiration.
Respect implies appreciative, often deferential regard resulting from careful assessment: I have a great respect for any man who makes his own way in life.