" appreciatory "

1: feeling or expressing gratitude;

  * e.g., " ... as the name of each contributor was announced, the audience responded with appreciatory applause "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appreciative,

•  glad,

•  grateful,

•  obliged,

•  thankful

•  Antonyms : 

•  inappreciative,

•  thankless,

•  unappreciative,

•  ungrateful

1: to have a clear idea of;

  * e.g., " ... I hope you appreciate just how much that collector's CD costs "

•  Synonyms : 

•  apprehend,

•  assimilate,

•  behold,

•  catch,

•  catch on (to),

•  cognize,

•  compass,

•  comprehend,

•  conceive,

•  cotton (to or on to),

•  decipher,

•  decode,

•  dig,

•  discern,

•  get,

•  grasp,

•  grok,

•  intuit,

•  know,

•  make,

•  make out,

•  perceive,

•  recognize,

•  register,

•  savvy,

•  see,

•  seize,

•  sense,

•  tumble (to),

•  twig,

•  understand

•  Antonyms : 

•  miss

2: to think very highly or favorably of;

  * e.g., " ... many great artists and musicians have not been appreciated in their own lifetimes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  admire,

•  consider,

•  esteem,

•  regard,

•  respect

•  Antonyms : 

•  disvalue

3: to hold dear;

  * e.g., " ... I appreciate my parents more than I can express "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cherish,

•  love,

•  prize,

•  treasure,

•  value

•  Antonyms : 

•  contract,

•  decrease,

•  diminish,

•  dwindle,

•  lessen,

•  recede,

•  wane