admirable
adjective
ad·mi·ra·ble
ˈad-m(ə-)rə-bəl 
1
: deserving the highest esteem : excellent
an admirable achievement
2
obsolete
: exciting wonder : surprising
Examples of admirable in a Sentence
Loyalty was her most admirable quality.
it's admirable the way she helps her elderly neighbor with chores and errands every Saturday
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Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare is an admirable attempt to counter the truism that there’s no such thing as an anti-war movie — that all war movies, however gruesome or wrenching, effectively (and often unwittingly) wind up glamorizing combat to some degree.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The football that Barcelona has been playing for a long time, especially after the change of coach, is admirable.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
The football that Barcelona has been playing for a long time, especially after the change of coach, is admirable.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Many social-media users praised Nala for her admirable nose work, while others offered some helpful tips.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Snook gives a tour de force performance, juggling 26 characters differentiated by admirable physical and vocal transformations.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Admirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admirable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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admirable
adjective
ad·mi·ra·ble
ˌad-mə-rə-bəl
-mrə-bəl
: deserving to be admired : excellent
admirableness
noun
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