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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

Its founder Vaughan Smith, who was also in the Army, said: "He was one of the characters – those people who stand out because everybody adores them and they make you feel better."

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

My 9-year-old adores animals and loves to dream about solving problems like ocean pollution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Emerging from that, she found a group of friends whom she adores.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Charlie adored his dad, like any seven-year-old son adores his father.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King