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astonishment vs admiration

admiration vs astonishment

astonishment and admiration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
astonishment Yes No No No
admiration Yes No No No
As nouns, admiration is a hyponym of astonishment; that is, admiration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than astonishment:
  • astonishment: the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
  • admiration: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Other hyponyms of astonishment include wonder, wonderment, surprise, stupefaction.
astonishment (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 astonishment and admiration

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