fondest

ADJECTIVE

have a liking or taste for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affectionate enamored indulgent sentimental sympathetic

WEAK

addicted adoring amorous attached caring devoted doting keen on lovesome lovey-dovey loving mushy partial predisposed responsive romantic silly over tender warm

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cold cool

WEAK

hating hostile

Example Sentences

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Some of Debbie Israel’s fondest memories as a young girl are the times she spent with her father at synagogue praying on the Sabbath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

"It was a council-run site, so a lot of my youth was here, and I've got nothing but the fondest memories of Skegness."

From BBC • May 25, 2025

Helping her make hand pies and spending time with her in the kitchen are some of my earliest, fondest memories.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

What would you do, the story gently asks, if your fondest and most impossible wish was granted, and you realized it wasn’t at all what you’d hoped it would be?

From New York Times • May 30, 2024

“With fondest thoughts on this, the day of your birth, Lady A.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood