n. 25B6; noun
he showed his appreciation : GRATITUDE, thanks, gratefulness, thankfulness, recognition, sense of obligation.
her appreciation of literature : VALUING, treasuring, admiration, respect, regard, esteem, high opinion.
an appreciation of the value of teamwork : ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, recognition, realization, knowledge, awareness, consciousness, understanding, comprehension.
the appreciation of the franc against the pound : INCREASE, gain, growth, rise, inflation, escalation.
an appreciation of the professor's work : REVIEW, critique, criticism, critical analysis, assessment, evaluation, judgement, rating; Brit. informal crit.
ingratitude, unawareness, depreciation, decrease.