Adore
What it means
To love someone deeply or take intense delight in something.
Reach for it when expressing strong affection in an intimate or enthusiastic context
The twins adore the aunt who turns every errand into a small adventure.
Words to choose between 8
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everyday
Fits when an activity or thing gives pleasure without emotional intensity
Careful Enjoy is too mild for a deeply loved person.
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everyday
idolize
Fits when admiration has become idealizing and possibly unrealistic
Careful Choose adore when affection does not erase the person's flaws.
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everyday
Fits when deep affection is meant without playful exaggeration
Careful Love covers many bonds and lacks the delighted intensity of adore.
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warm
Fits when the person or memory is protected and held especially dear
Careful Cherishing is quieter and more enduring than enthusiastic adoration.
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warm
Fits when gratitude and careful valuing shape the affection
Careful The metaphor can sound possessive when the relationship needs equal footing.
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formal
Fits when the feeling is profound respect rather than cuddly fondness
Careful Reverence is too solemn for enjoying a favorite song or pet.
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literary
Fits when keen pleasure in an experience or opportunity is the focus
Careful People are adored or cherished; they are rarely relished in this sense.
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literary
worship
Fits when devotion is extreme or intentionally hyperbolic
Careful Literal religious worship and healthy affection should not be blurred casually.
Opposites 3
- hate
- detest
- loathe
Common phrases 3
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absolutely adore
The children absolutely adore your improvised bedtime stories.
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adore spending
Marta and Lee adore spending quiet mornings in the garden.
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people adore
People adore him because his jokes never make someone else the target.
Word family 1
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, public domain Updated