| Main Entry: | adore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | love intensely |
Synonyms: |
admire, be crazy about, be gone on, be mad for, be nuts about, be serious about, be smitten with, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, cherish, delight in, dig*, dote on, esteem, exalt, fall for, flip over, glorify, go for, honor, idolize, prize, revere, reverence, treasure, venerate, worship |
Antonyms: |
abhor, condemn, despise, detest, hate |
| Main Entry: | admire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in high regard |
Synonyms: |
adore, applaud, appreciate, approve, be crazy about, be crazy for, be crazy over, be mad about, be nuts about, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, cherish, commend, credit, delight in, esteem, eulogize, extol, fall for, get high on, glorify, go for, groove on, hail, hold in respect, honor, idolize, laud, look up to, marvel at, moon over, pay homage to, praise, prize, rate highly, respect, revere, take pleasure in, think highly of, treasure, value, venerate, wonder at, worship |
Antonyms: |
abhor, condemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, scorn |
| 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 |
| Notes: | the use of 'appreciate' should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically, and when there is no value or sympathy, use 'recognize' or 'understand'; appreciate first meant 'set at a price; appraised' |
| Main Entry: | blessed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sanctified |
Synonyms: |
adored, among the angels, beatified, consecrated, divine, enthroned, exalted, glorified, hallowed, holy, inviolable, redeemed, resurrected, revered, rewarded, sacred, sacrosanct, saved, spiritual, unprofane |
Antonyms: |
condemned, cursed, damned, disapproved |
| Main Entry: | cherish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care about deeply |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, appreciate, apprize, care for, clasp, cleave to, cling to, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, hold dear, hold in high esteem, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship |
Antonyms: |
abandon, denounce, forsake, not care, renounce |
| Main Entry: | deify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | elevate, glorify |
Synonyms: |
adore, apostheosize, consecrate, ennoble, enthrone, exalt, extol, idealize, idolize, immortalize, venerate, worship |
Antonyms: |
degrade, dishonor, lower |
| Main Entry: | delight in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take pleasure from |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, amuse oneself, appreciate, be content, be pleased, cherish, dig*, eat up, enjoy, feast on, get a kick out of, get high on, get off on, glory in, groove on, indulge in, like, live a little, live it up, love, luxuriate in, relish, revel in, savor |
Antonyms: |
dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | dote on/dote upon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lavish affection on |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, be fond of, be infatuated with, be sweet on, cherish, enjoy, fancy, hold dear, idolize, like, love, pet, prize, treasure, worship |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | enjoy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take pleasure in, from something |
Synonyms: |
adore, appreciate, be entertained, be fond of, be pleased, cotton to, delight in, dig*, dote on, drink in, eat up, fancy, flip over, freak out on, get a charge out of, get a kick out of, get high on, go, have a ball, have a good time, have fun, like, live a little, live it up, love, luxuriate in, mind, paint the town, rejoice in, relish, revel in, savor, take joy in, thrill to |
Antonyms: |
detest, dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | favorite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | preferred |
Synonyms: |
admired, adored, beloved, best-loved, cherished, choice, darling, dear, dearest, desired, especial, esteemed, favored, intimate, liked, main, number one, personal, pet*, pleasant, popular, precious, prized, revered, sweetheart*, treasured, wished-for |
Antonyms: |
disliked, hated, loathed |