Feeling Wheel
What feeling admiration is like
Admiration is warm respect for someone's skill, character or choices. It often comes with a wish to learn from them, or to be a bit more like them.
Admiration or awe?
Admiration is respect for a person or what they've done. Awe is wonder at something so big or remarkable it's hard to take in. Read more about feeling awe.
Finding admiration on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, admiration sits in the Loving group. Start in the middle of the wheel with loving, then move outwards to admiration. If it's close but not quite right, the other loving words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Loving group
Loving words are about warmth towards other people, and towards yourself.
- Grateful Feeling appreciation for kindness or support
- Trusting Feeling confidence in someone’s reliability
- Accepting Feeling open to people or situations
- Proud Feeling satisfied with your achievements
- Awe Feeling wonder and reverential respect
- Compassionate Feeling deep empathy and concern for others
Name what you're feeling
Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.