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have affection for

VERB

love

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire care for cherish choose go for prefer prize treasure worship

STRONG

adulate canonize deify esteem exalt fancy glorify idolize venerate

WEAK

be attached to be captivated by be crazy about be enamored of be enchanted by be fascinated with be fond of be in love with delight in dote on fall for gone on have it bad hold dear hold high long for lose one's heart to put on pedestal think the world of thrive with wild for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

despise dislike hate not care

STRONG

castigate condemn criticize debase degrade humiliate lower mock

WEAK

abstain scorn

Example Sentences

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The two sisters obviously have affection for each other.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

I’m a transplanted Californian and have affection for its people and concern for the multitude of problems there.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2021

But, like I said, these women seem kind, and if they don’t genuinely have affection for one another, they’ve certainly fooled me.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2021

Mind you, those who already have affection for Lyonne or the scruffy character she plays don't require convincing to hang in there.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2019

Also, most of them have affection for their children, being careful to keep them, if possible, from any knowledge of their mode of life.

From Regeneration by Haggard, Henry Rider

have affection for

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