Synonyms for Adore:

n.
- worship the ground someone walks on
- be one for (doing) something
- can't get enough of something
- eat it up
- like the sound of something
- not be averse to something
- quite like/enjoy something
- study at
• adore
- adore apricots
- adore your parents
- enjoy greatly
- esteem (highly)
- have a weakness for
- like very much
- not be able to resist
v.
• admire
- am crazy about
- am crazy for
- am crazy over
- am mad about
- am nuts about
- am stuck on
- am sweet on
- am wild about
- are crazy about
- are crazy for
- are crazy over
- are stuck on
- are sweet on
- are wild about
- art crazy about
- art crazy for
- art crazy over
- art mad about
- art nuts about
- art stuck on
- art sweet on
- art wild about
- being crazy about
- being crazy for
- being crazy over
- being mad about
- being nuts about
- being stuck on
- being sweet on
- being wild about
- ex tolled
- ex tolling
- ex-tolled
- ex-tolling
- gat high on
- gets high on
- getting high on
- got high on
- gotten high on
- grooved on
- grooves on
- grooving on
- held respect
- hold respect
- holding in respect
- holding respect
- holds in respect
- holds respect
- is crazy about
- is crazy for
- is crazy over
- is mad about
- is nuts about
- is stuck on
- is sweet on
- is wild about
- looked to
- looked up to
- looking up to
- looks to
- looks up to
- marveled at
- marveling at
- marvelled at
- marvelling at
- marvels at
- mooned over
- mooning over
- moons over
- paid homage to
- payed homage to
- paying homage to
- pays homage to
- rated highly
- rates highly
- rating highly
- takes pleasure in
- taking pleasure in
- thinking highly of
- thinks highly of
- took pleasure in
- was crazy about
- was crazy for
- was crazy over
- was mad about
- was nuts about
- was stuck on
- was sweet on
- was wild about
- wast crazy about
- wast crazy for
- wast crazy over
- wast mad about
- wast nuts about
- wast stuck on
- wast sweet on
- wast wild about
- were crazy about
- were crazy for
- were crazy over
- were mad about
- were nuts about
- were stuck on
- were sweet on
- were wild about
- wert crazy about
- wert crazy for
- wert crazy over
- wert mad about
- wert nuts about
- wert stuck on
- wert sweet on
- wert wild about
- wondered at
- wondering at
- wonders at
• appreciate
- re gards
- re-gard
• cherish
- apprizes
- clave to
- cleaved to
- cleaves to
- cleaving to
- cleft to
- clinging to
- clove to
- clung to
- de fend
- de fended
- de fending
- de fends
- de-fend
- de-fended
- de-fending
- de-fends
- held high esteem
- hold high esteem
- holding dear
- holding high esteem
- holding in high esteem
- holds dear
- holds high esteem
- holds in high esteem
- pre serve
- pre served
- pre serves
- pre serving
- pre-serve
- pre-served
- pre-serves
- pre-serving
• deify
- apostheosized
- apostheosizes
- apostheosizing
• delight in
- am content
- am pleased
- amused oneself
- amuses oneself
- amusing oneself
- are content
- are pleased
- art content
- art pleased
- being content
- being pleased
- feasted on
- feasts on
- gat off on
- get kick out of
- gets off on
- getting off on
- gloried in
- glories in
- glorying in
- got off on
- gotten off on
- indulged in
- indulges in
- indulging in
- is content
- is pleased
- live little
- live up
- lived a little
- lived it up
- lived little
- lived up
- lives a little
- lives it up
- lives little
- lives up
- living a little
- living little
- living up
- luxuriated in
- luxuriates in
- luxuriating in
- reveled in
- reveling in
- revelled in
- revelling in
- revels in
- was content
- was pleased
- wast content
- wast pleased
- were content
- were pleased
- wert content
- wert pleased
• dote on/dote upon
- are fond of
- are infatuated with
- art fond of
- art infatuated with
- being fond of
- being infatuated with
- dote up on
- is fond of
- is infatuated with
- was fond of
- was infatuated with
- wast fond of
- wast infatuated with
- were fond of
- were infatuated with
- wert fond of
- wert infatuated with
• emotion
- adore
• enjoy
- am entertained
- are entertained
- being entertained
- cottoned to
- cottons to
- drank in
- drinks in
- drunk in
- flipping over
- flips over
- freaked out on
- freaking out on
- freaks out on
- gat a charge out of
- gat charge out of
- get charge out of
- gets a charge out of
- gets charge out of
- getting a charge out of
- getting charge out of
- got a charge out of
- got charge out of
- gotten a charge out of
- gotten charge out of
- had good time
- haddest a good time
- haddest fun
- haddest good time
- hadst a good time
- hadst fun
- hadst good time
- has a good time
- has fun
- has good time
- hast a good time
- hast fun
- hast good time
- hath a good time
- hath fun
- hath good time
- have ball
- have good time
- having a good time
- having good time
- is entertained
- paint town
- painted the town
- painted town
- painting the town
- painting town
- paints the town
- paints town
- rejoiced in
- rejoices in
- rejoicing in
- takes joy in
- taking joy in
- thrilled to
- thrilling to
- thrills to
- took joy in
- was entertained
- wast entertained
- were entertained
- wert entertained
• honor
- am faithful
- am true
- are faithful
- are true
- art true
- being faithful
- being true
- gave glad hand
- gave key city
- gave key to city
- give key city
- gives glad hand
- gives key city
- gives key to city
- giving glad hand
- giving key city
- giving key to city
- is faithful
- live to
- lived to
- lived up to
- lives to
- lives up to
- living to
- living up to
- rolled out red carpet
- rolling out red carpet
- rolls out red carpet
- sub lime
- sub limed
- sub limes
- sub liming
- sub-lime
- sub-limed
- sub-limes
- sub-liming
- up rear
- up reared
- up rearing
- up rears
- up-rear
- up-reared
- up-rearing
- up-rears
- was faithful
- was true
- wast faithful
- wast true
- were faithful
- were true
- wert faithful
- wert true
• laud
- cries up
- crying up
- hand to
- handed it to
- handed to
- handing it to
- handing to
- hands it to
- hands to
- pat back
- pat the back
- pats back
- pats on back
- pats on the back
- pats the back
- patted back
- patted on back
- patted on the back
- patted the back
- patting back
- patting on back
- patting on the back
- patting the back
- sang praises of
- sang the praises of
- singing praises of
- singing the praises of
- sings praises of
- sings the praises of
- sung praises of
- sung the praises of
• like
- am gratified by
- am keen on
- am partial to
- am pleased by
- are gratified by
- are keen on
- are partial to
- are pleased by
- art gratified by
- art keen on
- art partial to
- art pleased by
- being gratified by
- being keen on
- being partial to
- being pleased by
- cared to
- cares to
- caring to
- derived pleasure from
- derives pleasure from
- deriving pleasure from
- ex claim
- ex claimed
- ex claiming
- ex claims
- ex-claim
- ex-claimed
- ex-claiming
- ex-claims
- finding appealing
- finds appealing
- found appealing
- is gratified by
- is keen on
- is partial to
- is pleased by
- stucked on
- stucking on
- stucks on
- take interest in
- takes an interest in
- takes delight in
- takes interest in
- takes satisfaction in
- takes to
- taking an interest in
- taking delight in
- taking interest in
- taking satisfaction in
- taking to
- took an interest in
- took delight in
- took interest in
- took satisfaction in
- took to
- was gratified by
- was keen on
- was partial to
- was pleased by
- wast gratified by
- wast keen on
- wast partial to
- wast pleased by
- were gratified by
- were keen on
- were partial to
- were pleased by
- wert gratified by
- wert keen on
- wert partial to
- wert pleased by
• love
- infatuate
• worship
- devote
- pray
Other synonyms:

•

idolise
smother

•

eat up

•

delight
dig

•

long

Other relevant words:

• hold dear

treasure

• idolize

• like

• respect

adhere to
adhered to
be awed by
be kind to
complied with
comply with
deferred to
have good opinion of
have high opinion
observe of
paid attention
pay attention
paying attention
set store by
show consideration
show courtesy

• worship

• Other relevant words (adjective):

behaviour
religion

• Other relevant words (noun):

feeling

• Other relevant words (transitive noun):

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Equivalence
- Verb, past tense
  love, loved.
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  love.
- Verb, base form
  love.
Independent
- Verb, past tense
  liked, Enjoyed.
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  cherish, enjoy.

What are the hypernyms for Adore?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

hypernyms for adore (as verbs)
- emotion
  idolize, revere, idolise, worship, fetishize, hero-worship.

What are the hyponyms for Adore?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for adore (as verbs)
- emotion
  love.

What are the opposite words for adore?

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings to a given word. Unlike adore which means to love and hold dear, its antonyms signify dislike, disgust and loathing. Some possible antonyms for adore include detest, despise, hate, abhor, loathe, and repudiate. While adore connotes a deep affection, antonyms connote strong negative emotions. For instance, some people may detest arrogant behaviour, despise betrayal or abhor cruelty. Additionally, the context surrounding the use of the word can alter its antonym. Therefore, a thesaurus is a valuable tool when searching for antonyms of a specific word, as it provides a variety of alternatives to choose from.

What are the antonyms for Adore?

n.
• adore
- abhor
- hate
• detest
- detest
v.
• abhor
- Hates
- am allergic to
- am down on
- am grossed out by
- are allergic to
- are down on
- are grossed out by
- art allergic to
- art grossed out by
- be allergic to
- be down on
- be grossed out by
- being allergic to
- being down on
- being grossed out by
- had no use for
- haddest no use for
- hadst no use for
- has no use for
- hast no use for
- hath no use for
- have no use for
- having no use for
- is allergic to
- is down on
- is grossed out by
- loathe
- was allergic to
- was down on
- was grossed out by
- wast allergic to
- wast down on
- wast grossed out by
- were allergic to
- were down on
- were grossed out by
- wert allergic to
- wert down on
- wert grossed out by
• be antagonistic toward something; hate
- dislike
• despise
- Misprize
- allergic to
- allergicked to
- allergicking to
- allergics to
- de ride
- de rides
- de riding
- de-ride
- de-rides
- de-riding
- dis regard
- dis regarded
- dis regarding
- dis regards
- dis-regard
- dis-regarded
- dis-regarding
- dis-regards
- feel contempt for
- feeling contempt for
- feels contempt for
- felt contempt for
- look down nose at
- looking down nose at
- looks down nose at
- mis prize
- mis prized
- mis prizing
- mis-prize
- mis-prized
- mis-prizes
- mis-prizing
- misprized
- misprizes
- misprizing
- re vile
- re-vile
- under value
- under valued
- under values
- under-value
- under-valued
- under-values
- under-valuing
• detest
- de tested
- de testing
- de-tested
- de-testing
- dislike intensely
- disliked intensely
- dislikes intensely
- disliking intensely
- down on
- downed on
- downing on
- downs on
- feel aversion toward
- feel hostility toward
- feel repugnance toward
- feeling aversion toward
- feeling hostility toward
- feeling repugnance toward
- feels aversion toward
- feels hostility toward
- feels repugnance toward
- felt aversion toward
- felt hostility toward
- felt repugnance toward
- recoil from
- recoiled from
- recoiling from
- recoils from
• dislike
- Antipathize
- Disfavored
- Disfavoring
- am averse to
- am turned off to
- am turned to
- antipathized
- antipathizes
- antipathizing
- are averse to
- are turned off to
- are turned to
- art averse to
- art turned off to
- art turned to
- bare malice toward
- be averse to
- be turned off to
- be turned to
- bear malice toward
- beared malice toward
- bearing malice toward
- bears malice toward
- being averse to
- being turned off to
- being turned to
- bore malice toward
- dis approve
- dis approved
- dis approves
- dis approving
- dis esteem
- dis esteemed
- dis esteeming
- dis esteems
- dis favor
- dis favored
- dis favoring
- dis favors
- dis liked
- dis liking
- dis relish
- dis relished
- dis relishes
- dis relishing
- dis-approve
- dis-approved
- dis-approves
- dis-approving
- dis-esteem
- dis-esteemed
- dis-esteeming
- dis-esteems
- dis-favor
- dis-favored
- dis-favoring
- dis-favors
- dis-liked
- dis-liking
- dis-relish
- dis-relished
- dis-relishes
- dis-relishing
- grossed out on
- grossedded out on
- grosseds out on
- had hard feelings
- had no stomach for
- had no taste for
- haddest hard feelings
- haddest no stomach for
- haddest no taste for
- hadst hard feelings
- hadst no stomach for
- hadst no taste for
- has no taste for
- hast hard feelings
- hast no stomach for
- hast no taste for
- hath hard feelings
- hath no stomach for
- hath no taste for
- have hard feelings
- have no stomach for
- have no taste for
- having hard feelings
- having no stomach for
- having no taste for
- is averse to
- is turned off to
- lose interest in
- losing interest in
- lost interest in
- made faces at
- make faces at
- makes faces at
- making faces at
- not appreciate
- not appreciated
- not appreciates
- not appreciating
- not endure
- not endured
- not endures
- not enduring
- not feel like
- not feel liked
- not feel likes
- object to
- objected to
- objecting to
- objects to
- re sent
- re-sent
- re-sents
- shudder at
- shudders at
- was averse to
- was turned off to
- was turned to
- wast turned off to
- wast turned to
- were turned off to
- were turned to
- wert averse to
- wert turned off to
- wert turned to
• execrate
- Accurse
- Reprobated
- Reprobating
- accurses
- accursing
- re probate
- re probating
- re prove
- re proved
- re proves
- re-probate
- re-probated
- re-probates
- re-prove
- re-proved
- re-proves
- re-proving
• hate
- am disgusted with
- am hostile to
- am loath
- am reluctant
- am repelled by
- am sick of
- am sorry
- are disgusted with
- are hostile to
- are loath
- are reluctant
- are repelled by
- are sick of
- are sorry
- art hostile to
- art loath
- art reluctant
- art repelled by
- art sick of
- art sorry
- bare a grudge against
- bare grudge against
- be disgusted with
- be hostile to
- be loath
- be reluctant
- be repelled by
- be sick of
- be sorry
- bear a grudge against
- bear grudge against
- beared a grudge against
- beared grudge against
- bearing a grudge against
- bearing grudge against
- bears a grudge against
- bears grudge against
- being disgusted with
- being hostile to
- being loath
- being reluctant
- being repelled by
- being sick of
- being sorry
- bore a grudge against
- bore grudge against
- can't stand
- can't standing
- can't stands
- can't stood
- cant stand
- cant standing
- cant stands
- cant stood
- execrate
- feel malice to
- feeling malice to
- feels malice to
- had an aversion to
- had enough of
- haddest aversion to
- haddest enough of
- hadst an aversion to
- hadst enough of
- has an aversion to
- has aversion to
- hast an aversion to
- hast aversion to
- hast enough of
- hath an aversion to
- hath enough of
- have an aversion to
- have enough of
- having an aversion to
- having aversion to
- having enough of
- is disgusted with
- is hostile to
- is loath
- is reluctant
- is repelled by
- is sick of
- is sorry
- spat up on
- spit up on
- spit upon
- spits up on
- spits upon
- spitted up on
- spitted upon
- spitting up on
- spitting upon
- was disgusted with
- was hostile to
- was loath
- was reluctant
- was sick of
- was sorry
- wast disgusted with
- wast hostile to
- wast loath
- wast reluctant
- wast sick of
- wast sorry
- were disgusted with
- were hostile to
- were loath
- were reluctant
- were repelled by
- were sick of
- were sorry
- wert disgusted with
- wert hostile to
- wert loath
- wert reluctant
- wert repelled by
- wert sick of
- wert sorry
• loathe
- de cline
- de clines
- de-cline
- de-clines
- feel repugnance
- feeling repugnance
- feels repugnance
- felt repugnance
- find disgusting
- finding disgusting
- finds disgusting
- found disgusting
- re fuse
- re fused
- re fuses
- re fusing
- re volt
- re volts
- re-fuse
- re-fused
- re-volt
- re-volts
• look down on
- despise
• love intensely
- castigate
- condemn
- criticize
- debase
- denounce
- disrespect
- humiliate
- mock
- shame
• noun
- affront
- antagonize
- belittle
- blaspheme
- contemn
- desecrate
- disapprove
- disdain
- disfavor
- disgust
- dishonor
- disparage
- displease
- insult
- libel
- malign
- nauseate
- offend
- outrage
- pique
- profane
- repel
- repulse
- revolt
- ridicule
- scorn
- sicken
- slander
- slight
- slur
- turn off
- violate

Usage examples for Adore

The true object of adoration: men must adore.

"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"

G. A. Chadwick

First of all the family did Robin Tressiter, aged four, adore Peter.

"Fortitude"

Hugh Walpole

How true, how blameless was the love I bore, Thou hast forgotten; but I still adore!

"The Literature of Ecstasy"

Albert Mordell

Famous quotes with Adore

I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career.

Julie Andrews
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.

Pietro Aretino
At my age the only problem is with remembering names. When I call everyone darling, it has damn all to do with passionately adoring them, but I know I'm safe calling them that. Although, of course, I adore them too.

Richard Attenborough
I do adore food. If I have any vice it's eating. If I was told I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, I could put up with sausage and mash forever.

Colin Baker
I adore clothes, I adore drinking. I just don't have the time or the inclination to totally indulge in it.

Christine Baranski

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