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admiration vs amazement

amazement vs admiration

admiration and amazement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
admiration Yes No No No
amazement Yes No No No
As nouns, amazement is a hypernym of admiration; that is, amazement is a word with a broader meaning than admiration:
  • admiration: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  • amazement: the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
Other hypernyms of admiration include astonishment.
admiration (noun) amazement (noun)
a favorable judgment the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Difference between admiration and amazement

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