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amazement vs admiration

admiration vs amazement

amazement and admiration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
amazement Yes No No No
admiration Yes No No No
As nouns, admiration is a hyponym of amazement; that is, admiration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than amazement:
  • amazement: the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
  • admiration: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Other hyponyms of amazement include wonder, wonderment, surprise, stupefaction.
amazement (noun) admiration (noun)
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising a favorable judgment
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Difference between amazement and admiration

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