v. 1 respect, value, treasure, prize, cherish, hold dear, appreciate, admire, look up to, regard highly, venerate, revere, reverence, honour, defer to; like, love, adore The novels of Virginia Woolf were greatly esteemed by a small intellectual group 2 consider, judge, deem, view, regard, hold, estimate, account, believe, think, rate, rank, reckon, evaluate The Duke was esteemed throughout Europe as 'the perfect knight'
n. 3 estimation, (high) regard, respect, (high) opinion, favour, admiration, appreciation, approval, approbation He holds her talents in very high esteem My esteem for your father's accomplishments is undiminished.