Definitions

adore

[uh-dawr, uh-dohr] / əˈdɔr, əˈdoʊr /

VERB

love intensely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire cherish delight in fall for idolize revere worship

STRONG

dig esteem exalt glorify honor prize reverence treasure venerate

WEAK

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 dote on flip over go for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

despise dislike hate

STRONG

castigate condemn criticize debase denounce disrespect humiliate mock shame

WEAK

abhor detest

Example Sentences

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I’m going to stick with it, and if it means an angry phone call from Yannick Noah, that’s fine, I adore Yannick Noah, who doesn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

So I made it in the mix, and I had a really fun time having one last little play at a show that I love and adore.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“I love you, I adore you. Thank you very much!” singer Kim Nam-joon said in halting Spanish as a cacophony of screams erupted from the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

I adore those old movies because I grew up watching them presented in their original glory.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

This was precisely why she loved plays, or hers at least; everyone would adore her.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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