| Main Entry: | relish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great appreciation of something |
Synonyms: |
appetite, bias, delectation, diversion, enjoying, enjoyment, fancy, flair, flavor, fondness, gusto, heart, leaning, liking, love, loving, palate, partiality, penchant, pleasure, predilection, prejudice, propensity, sapidity, sapor, savor, smack, stomach, tang, taste, zest |
Antonyms: |
dislike, hate, hatred |
| Main Entry: | relish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look forward to; appreciate |
Synonyms: |
admire, be fond of, cherish, delight in, dig*, enjoy, fancy, go, go for, like, luxuriate in, mind, prefer, revel in, savor, taste |
Antonyms: |
dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe the goodness, realness of something |
Synonyms: |
acknowledge, affirm, approbate, approve, buy*, countenance, fancy, favor, go for, hold, hold with, like, recognize, relish, swallow*, take as gospel truth, take stock in, trust |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
Antonyms: |
disagree, dispute, reject, renounce, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | appetite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | desire for food, worldly goods |
Synonyms: |
appetence, appetency, appetition, big eyes, craving, demand, fondness, gluttony, greed, hankering, hunger, inclination, itch, liking, longing, lust, passion, penchant, proclivity, propensity, ravenousness, relish, soft spot, stomach, sweet tooth, taste, thirst, urge, voracity, weakness, willingness, yearning, yen, zeal, zest |
Antonyms: |
antipathy, aversion, disgust, dislike, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repulsion, revulsion |
| Main Entry: | appetizer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | snack before meal |
Synonyms: |
antipasto, aperitif, canapé, cocktail, dip, finger food, hors d'oeuvre, munchies, relish, sample, spread, taste, tidbit |
Antonyms: |
meal |
| Main Entry: | appreciate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | value highly |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, applaud, apprise, cherish, enjoy, esteem, extol, honor, like, look up to, love, praise, prize, rate highly, regard, relish, respect, savor, treasure |
| Main Entry: | appreciation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recognition of worth |
Synonyms: |
admiration, aesthetic sense, affection, appraisal, assessment, attraction, awareness, cognizance, commendation, comprehension, enjoyment, esteem, estimation, grasp, high regard, knowledge, liking, love, perception, realization, recognition, regard, relish, respect, responsivenesss, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sympathy, understanding, valuation |
| Main Entry: | bask |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie in glory |
Synonyms: |
delight in, derive pleasure, enjoy, indulge, luxuriate, relish, revel, rollick, savor, take comfort, take pleasure, wallow, welter |
| Main Entry: | condiment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | flavoring |
Synonyms: |
catsup, dressing, gravy, horseradish, ketchup, mustard, pepper, relish, salsa, salt, sauce, seasoning, spice, zest |
| Main Entry: | delicacy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delicious, gourmet food |
Synonyms: |
ambrosia, banquet, bonne bouche, dainty, delight, dessert, feast, goody, indulgence, luxury, morsel, nectar, pleasure, rarity, regale, relish, savory, special, sweet, tidbit, treat |