Bask
What it means
To take unhurried pleasure in warmth, approval, or success.
Reach for it when describing open enjoyment of a welcome feeling or moment
The apprentices paused to bask in the audience's generous applause.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
soak up
Fits when someone absorbs an atmosphere or attention fully
Careful Dignified recognition calls for less conversational wording.
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everyday
Fits when plain language is preferable to an image of warmth
Careful Enjoy loses bask's lingering, almost physical pleasure.
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warm
Fits when attention is deliberately given to a pleasurable experience
Careful Savor suggests mindful appreciation rather than relaxed exposure.
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formal
delight in
Fits when joy in a specific achievement or quality is explicit
Careful Delight in lacks the restful image of simply receiving warmth.
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literary
Fits when comfort is rich, prolonged, and sensuous
Careful Luxuriate implies indulgence and can jar in modest celebration.
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literary
Fits when delight is energetic and openly expressed
Careful Revel can sound excessive or smug when praise calls for grace.
Opposites 3
- shun
- endure
- disregard
Common phrases 3
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bask in praise
The whole crew could bask in praise after the safe return.
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bask in glory
She let the students bask in glory before discussing the next challenge.
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bask in warmth
The seedlings bask in warmth beside the south-facing wall.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Sylvanmoon, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated