| 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: | dote on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lavish |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, cherish, dote upon, enjoy, fancy, hold dear, idolize, like, love, pet, prize, treasure, worship |
Antonyms: |
brush aside, disregard, ignore, neglect |
| 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: | baby |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | treat like a child |
Synonyms: |
cater to, cherish, coddle, cosset, cuddle, dandle, dote on, foster, humor, indulge, nurse, overindulge, pamper, pet, please, satisfy, serve, spoil |
| Main Entry: | beloved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adored |
Synonyms: |
admired, cared for, cherished, darling, dear, dearest, doted on, endeared, esteemed, fair-haired, favorite, hallowed, highly regarded, highly valued, idolized, loved, near to one's heart, pet*, pleasing, popular, precious, prized, respected, revered, sweet, treasured, venerated, well-liked, worshiped |
Antonyms: |
despised, disliked, hated |
| 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 |
| Notes: | cherish means to be fond of, be attached to, while nurture means to bring up, help develop, help grow, or provide with nourishment |
Antonyms: |
abandon, denounce, forsake, not care, renounce |
| Main Entry: | drool |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | desire, lust after |
Synonyms: |
dote on, enthuse, fondle, gush, lick chops, make much of, pet, rave, rhapsodize, rhapsody, slobber over, spoil, want |
| 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: | idolize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think of very highly; worship |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, apotheosize, bow down, canonize, deify, dote on, exalt, glorify, look up to, love, put on a pedestal, revere, reverence, venerate |
Antonyms: |
despise |
| Main Entry: | like |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enjoy, be fond of |
Synonyms: |
admire, adore, appreciate, approve, be gratified by, be keen on, be partial to, be pleased by, be sweet on, care for, care to, cherish, delight in, derive pleasure from, dig*, dote on, esteem, exclaim, fancy, feast on, find appealing, get a kick out of, go for, hanker for, hold dear, indulge in, love, luxuriate in, prize, rejoice in, relish, revel in, savor, stuck on, take an interest in, take delight in, take satisfaction in, take to |
Antonyms: |
despise, dislike, hate |