| Main Entry: |
revere/reverence
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have a high opinion of |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, apotheosize, appreciate, be in awe of, cherish, defer to, deify, enjoy, esteem, exalt, hold in awe, honor, look up to, love, magnify, pay homage, prize, put on pedestal, regard, respect, think highly of, treasure, value, venerate, worship |
| Antonyms: | despise, disregard |
| Main Entry: | cherish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care about deeply |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, appreciate, apprize, care for, clasp, cleave to, cling to, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, hold dear, hold in high esteem, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship |
| Notes: | cherish means to be fond of, be attached to, while nurture means to bring up, help develop, help grow, or provide with nourishment |
| Antonyms: | abandon, denounce, forsake, not care, renounce |
| Main Entry: | esteem |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think highly of |
| Synonyms: | admire, appreciate, apprise, be fond of, cherish, consider, hold dear, honor, idolize, like, look up to, love, prize, regard, regard highly, respect, revere, reverence, think the world of, treasure, value, venerate, worship |
| Antonyms: | abuse, dislike, disregard, disrespect, hate, insult, mock, ridicule |
| Main Entry: | idolize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think of very highly; worship |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, apotheosize, bow down, canonize, deify, dote on, exalt, glorify, look up to, love, put on a pedestal, revere, reverence, venerate |
| Antonyms: | despise |
| Main Entry: | laud |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acclaim, praise |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, approve, bless, boost, build up, celebrate, commend, compliment, cry up, eulogize, extol, flatter, glorify, hand it to, honor, hymn, magnify, panegyrize, pat on the back, revere, reverence, sing the praises of, stroke, venerate, worship |
| Antonyms: | blame, castigate, criticize |
| Main Entry: | observe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | celebrate, commemorate |
| Synonyms: | dedicate, hold, honor, keep, remember, respect, revere, reverence, solemnize, venerate |
| Antonyms: | forget, miss |
| Main Entry: | praise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | congratulate; adore |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, admire, adulate, advocate, aggrandize, applaud, appreciate, approve, bless, boost, bow down, build up*, cajole, celebrate, cheer, cite, clap, commend, compliment, cry up, dignify, distinguish, elevate, endorse, ennoble, eulogize, exalt, extol, flatter, give thanks, glorify, hail, honor, laud, make much of, panegyrize, pay homage, pay tribute, proclaim, puff, rave over, recommend, resound, reverence, root*, sanction, sing the praises, smile on, stroke*, tout, worship |
| Antonyms: | accuse, blame, censure, condemn, denounce, reproach |
| Main Entry: | respect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admire; obey |
| Synonyms: | abide by, adhere to, adore, appreciate, attend, be awed by, be kind to, comply with, defer to, esteem, follow, have good opinion of, have high opinion, heed, honor, look up to, note, notice, observe of, pay attention, recognize, regard, revere, reverence, set store by, show consideration, show courtesy, spare, take into account, think highly of, uphold, value, venerate |
| Antonyms: | condemn, disobey, disrespect, scorn |
| Main Entry: | treasure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold dear |
| Synonyms: | adore, appreciate, apprize, cherish, conserve, dote on, esteem, guard, idiolize, love, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, save, value, venerate, worship |
| Antonyms: | dislike, disparage, hate |