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synonyms for hold dear
- admire
- appreciate
- go for
- love
- adore
- approve
- cherish
- dig
- esteem
- exclaim
- fancy
- prize
- relish
- savor
- be gratified by
- be keen on
- be partial to
- be pleased by
- be sweet on
- care for
- care to
- delight in
- derive pleasure from
- dote on
- feast on
- find appealing
- get a kick out of
- hanker for
- indulge in
- luxuriate in
- rejoice in
- revel in
- stuck on
- take an interest in
- take delight in
- take satisfaction in
- take to
- prize
- treasure
- prefer
- admire
- choose
- cherish
- worship
- go for
- glorify
- canonize
- deify
- fancy
- idolize
- exalt
- venerate
- adulate
- esteem
- delight in
- dote on
- fall for
- care for
- 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
- gone on
- have affection for
- have it bad
- hold high
- long for
- put on pedestal
- think the world of
- thrive with
- wild for
- lose one's heart to
- commemorate
- get
- recall
- recognize
- remind
- learn
- revoke
- retrospect
- memorize
- extract
- treasure
- mind
- revive
- recollect
- educe
- reminisce
- elicit
- memorialize
- retain
- bethink
- enshrine
- cite
- bear in mind
- call to mind
- conjure up
- go back
- nail down
- think back
- look back
- relive
- know by heart
- brood over
- call up
- dig into the past
- dwell upon
- fix in the mind
- flash on
- have memories
- keep forever
- refresh memory
- ring a bell
- strike a note
- summon up
- preserve
- love
- defend
- harbor
- treasure
- appreciate
- honor
- admire
- encourage
- entertain
- embrace
- adore
- cultivate
- safeguard
- worship
- revere
- enshrine
- shield
- fancy
- guard
- hug
- coddle
- fondle
- pet
- support
- comfort
- foster
- sustain
- nurse
- nourish
- shelter
- cosset
- reverence
- clasp
- prize
- like
- venerate
- value
- idolize
- nurture
- dote on
- cling to
- care for
- apprize
- cleave to
- hold in high esteem
- admire
- adore
- cherish
- enjoy
- fancy
- idolize
- like
- love
- pet
- prize
- treasure
- worship
- be fond of
- be infatuated with
- be sweet on
- venerate
- revere
- treasure
- love
- prize
- like
- regard
- appreciate
- apprise
- value
- worship
- admire
- reverence
- cherish
- respect
- idolize
- honor
- consider
- be fond of
- look up to
- regard highly
- think the world of
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- abandon
- starve
- let go
- turn away
- disrespect
- neglect
- hurt
- renounce
- forsake
- denounce
- deprive
- release
- reject
- detest
- despise
- condemn
- abhor
- dishonor
- disparage
- ignore
- disregard
- scorn
- hate
- dislike
- destroy
- mock
- abuse
- abandon
- disrespect
- neglect
- disbelieve
- deride
- ridicule
- insult
- denounce
- condemn
- dishonor
- disregard
- ignore
- despise
- scorn
- hate
- disparage
- dislike
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO HOLD DEAR
- 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
- admired
- adored
- appreciated
- apprized
- cared for
- clasped
- cleft to
- clung to
- coddled
- comforted
- cosseted
- cultivated
- defended
- dote on
- embraced
- encouraged
- enshrined
- entertained
- fancied
- fondled
- fostered
- guarded
- harbored
- held dear
- held in high esteem
- honored
- hugged
- idolized
- liked
- loved
- nourished
- nursed
- nurtured
- petted
- preserved
- prized
- revered
- reverenced
- safeguarded
- sheltered
- shielded
- supported
- sustained
- treasured
- valued
- venerated
- worshipped
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.