Relish
What it means
To enjoy something greatly and with appreciation.
Reach for it when expressing active, wholehearted enjoyment of an experience, challenge, or opportunity
The children relish choosing vegetables from their own garden.
Words to choose between 8
| playful | |
|---|---|
| everyday | |
| warm |
|
| professional | |
| formal |
-
playful
revel in
Fits when exuberant prolonged enjoyment is meant
Careful Revel can imply excess or pleasure in another's difficulty.
-
everyday
Fits when simple pleasure is the intended strength
Careful Enjoy is milder and less eager than relish.
-
warm
Fits when lasting affection and value are central
Careful Cherish is too tender for a difficult challenge.
-
warm
delight in
Fits when keen pleasure deserves an affectionate tone
Careful Delight in can sound inappropriate when the object is competition.
-
warm
Fits when lingering attention deepens the pleasure
Careful Savor suggests slowness and often a sensory experience.
-
professional
Fits when understanding value matters more than excitement
Careful Appreciate can be respectful without actual enjoyment.
-
professional
Fits when willing acceptance of a challenge is the point
Careful Willing acceptance can exist without enjoyment.
-
formal
take pleasure in
Fits when measured explicit enjoyment suits the prose
Careful The phrase is heavier and less energetic than relish.
Opposites 3
- dislike
- dread
- endure
Common phrases 3
-
relish the challenge
The young engineer began to relish the challenge of the unusual site.
-
relish the opportunity
She will relish the opportunity to learn from the visiting potters.
-
relish every moment
They chose to relish every moment of the unplanned reunion.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated