look up to
• have a great deal of respect for someone.
• "he needed a model, someone to look up to"
Similar:
admire,
have a high opinion of,
think highly of,
hold in high regard,
regard highly,
rate highly,
respect,
hold in esteem,
esteem,
value,
honour,
revere,
venerate,
idolize,
worship,
hero-worship,
adulate,
put on a pedestal,
lionize,
Opposite:
look down on,
