The term 'THINKS HIGHLY OF' can be broken down into four crossword solutions: VALUES (6 letters), ESTEEMS (7 letters), ADMIRES (7 letters), and LIKESALOT (9 letters). Each of these terms can be used to describe someone who has a positive opinion of another person or thing. To value something is to regard it as important, to esteem something is to have a high opinion of it, to admire something is to respect it, and to like something a lot is to have a strong fondness for it. All of these terms indicate that the person in question has a favorable view of the object of their admiration.