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adores

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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If the best way to hit it big is to make a podcast that someone like Altman adores, then the rest of us are probably in trouble.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

As much as he adores the album, Sahanaja finds it amusing that anyone in the Beach Boys’ camp might have expected Wilson to try to give rock fans what they wanted.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Martin, who turns 74 on Sunday, reached his milestone with Celtic, a club he adores, so it must have been something special.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

This week, he watched from the stands as she finished third in the short program on Tuesday and then returned on Thursday, ready to take her shot at gold with a free skate she adores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Willem, the baby, adores him; he wants to be with Vincent all the time.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman