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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After being showered with numerous curtain calls by an adoring fan base, it’s time for the players to return the favor.

From Los Angeles Times

Like all the great women we adore onscreen and in our lives, she pulled all of it off like it was nothing at all.

From Salon

A Manchester United fan, he grew up adoring the Busby Babes, and the boyhood love for the Red Devils never left him.

From BBC

Its mother adored it, and found it utterly exhausting.

From Literature

“Vi, you know I adore you, but really, who needs a nanny at six?”

From Literature