be nuts 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 stuck on be sweet on be wild about 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 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 guess kids will always be nuts about dinosaurs."

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

I suppose Nick and I might get together again, but not if he’s going to be nuts about girls all the time.

From It’s like this, cat by Neville, Emily

Gilbert was not "nuts" about Science: therefore in a world that saw nothing else to be "nuts" about he was called its enemy.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie

be nuts about

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