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set store by

VERB
accept
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge admit adopt affirm approve assume buy comply recognize sign undertake
STRONG
accede acquiesce assent avow bear okay
WEAK
agree to check out concur with cooperate with give stamp of approval give the go-ahead give the green light give the nod go for lap up rubber-stamp sign off on take on take one up on thumbs-up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny disapprove oppose refuse reject repudiate
STRONG
condemn disagree dissent protest
WEAK
blackball decline demur disallow discard dispute renounce
VERB
deem
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allow assume believe expect feel presume suppose suspect
STRONG
account appraise calculate conceive conjecture credit divine esteem estimate guess hold imagine judge know reckon sense surmise think understand view
WEAK
be afraid daresay
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disbelieve
STRONG
disregard forget ignore misinterpret mistrust misunderstand neglect
VERB
hold
Synonyms
STRONGEST
buy maintain
STRONG
assume aver consider credit deem entertain esteem feel judge okay presume reckon regard sense think view
WEAK
bet bottom dollar cross one's heart have hunch have sneaking suspicion lap up lay money on swear by swear up and down take as gospel truth take stock in
Antonyms
STRONG
disbelieve disregard forget ignore leave mistrust neglect refuse reject
WEAK
abandon cancel cease desert drop forsake halt let go quit release stop
VERB
prize
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appreciate cherish value
STRONG
count enshrine esteem rate treasure
WEAK
hold dear regard highly
Antonyms
STRONG
dislike disregard disrespect hate ignore
WEAK
despise not care
VERB
respect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adhere to appreciate comply with heed honor recognize regard revere uphold value
STRONG
adore attend esteem follow note notice reverence spare venerate
WEAK
abide by be awed by be kind to defer to have good opinion of have high opinion look up to observe of pay attention show consideration show courtesy take into account think highly of
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disregard ignore neglect overlook
STRONG
hate
WEAK
condemn disobey disrespect scorn

Example Sentences

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We must respect the older generation and set store by their opinion, otherwise it will happen to us.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2018

The UK has set store by establishing a high level of co-operation on security issues, like counter-terrorism and the fight against organised crime, with the EU after Brexit.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2018

For someone whose career had almost been done in by a spreadsheet, Jeff Park certainly set store by them.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 18, 2018

They also set store by attempts to suppress demand.

From Economist • Jan. 4, 2018

Men like poor Rutledge have their good qualities, though they be not such as you and I set store by.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.