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be wild about

VERB
admire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adore applaud appreciate cherish commend credit extol hail honor idolize laud marvel at praise prize respect revere treasure worship
STRONG
approve esteem eulogize glorify value venerate
WEAK
be crazy about be crazy for be crazy over be mad about be nuts about be stuck on be sweet on delight in fall for get high on go for groove on hold in respect look up to moon over pay homage to rate highly take pleasure in think highly of wonder at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blame censure condemn criticize denounce despise dishonor dislike disparage disrespect hate not care reproach
STRONG
mock
WEAK
abhor detest execrate scorn
VERB
adore
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 dote on flip over go for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
despise dislike hate
STRONG
castigate condemn criticize debase denounce disrespect humiliate mock shame
WEAK
abhor detest
VERB
rave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gush rhapsodize
STRONG
bubble effervesce enthuse praise
WEAK
be delighted be excited be mad about carry on about cry up fall all over go on about make a to-do
Antonyms
WEAK
denounce discourage

Example Sentences

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Now, does being part of a family require us to occasionally go along with an activity we might not be wild about?

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2021

Sure, being part of a family means occasionally going along with a plan or activity we may not personally be wild about.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2020

But if you’re a regular Joe or Jane, you should be wild about the Wildcats.

From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2015

Connecticut may be wild about the Huskies, but no state is as crazy about women's basketball as Tennessee, which sent four teams to stop Connecticut in the tournament: Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Tennessee State and Memphis State.

From Time Magazine Archive

I suppose your family will be wild about Hope.

From Soldiers of Fortune by Davis, Richard Harding

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