All contempt antonyms
con·tempt
C c noun contempt
- honour — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- flattery — the act of flattering.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- friendliness — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- liking — Usually, likes. the things a person likes: a long list of likes and dislikes.
- obedience — the state or quality of being obedient.
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- admiration — Admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing.
- affection — If you regard someone or something with affection, you like them and are fond of them.
- approbation — Approbation is approval of something or agreement to it.
- like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
- love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- loving — feeling or showing love; warmly affectionate; fond: loving glances.
- respect — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- regard — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
- care — If you care about something, you feel that it is important and are concerned about it.
- sanction — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- credit — If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.