ADORES Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

adores

verb

present tense third-person singular of adore

as in loves

to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife

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as in worships

to love or admire too much adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults

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as in venerates

to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power the Roman soldier was beheaded for adoring the Christian god

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as in enjoys

to take pleasure in I adore those earrings—wherever did you get them?

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Recent Examples of adores The rest of their work in the coming months will be to get other Art’s products — like its enchilada sauce that Gencarelli adores — into more stores and in front of a younger audience. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 No other branch takes such delight in going its own way, regularly giving a cold shoulder to titles the rest of the industry adores. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 And so, Samantha’s surrounded by wealth and this extended family that adores her. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 Bean Found as an emaciated stray eating trash at a gas station in Nogales, Mexico, Bean is now a healthy rescue pug who has never met a stranger and adores spending time with cats, kittens, babies, and toddlers. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 Everyone adores past winner Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building). — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 One of the qualities Barrymore adores about her youngest daughter is her sense of humor. — Lauren Levesque, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, the internet adores Zork, a guy in a diving suit with a flying headbutt attack. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 The catch is, the only time this program fits into your child’s schedule is during their advanced orchestra rehearsal or a figure drawing class that your child adores. — Parents, 7 Aug. 2026

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The Fernandez family of San Pedro loves football, but it's been a tough week.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Daughter Vivi loves seafood gumbo, while sons Eric and Forrest enjoy her pasta dishes.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of loves

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In the small-cap space, Piper Sandler's Tenthoff likes Monte Rosa Therapeutics, a pioneer in protein degradation that selectively destroys disease-causing proteins.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
After viciously hitting step-back threes, trash talking anyone who dares tempt him and racking up two NBA scoring titles, Doncic just likes to stay home, maybe get lunch or play cards.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of likes

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Kin Coedel collaborated with Meti and Hijra women in Nepal in the creation of Between Reverence and Refusal, giving them recognition and exposing the paradox of a culture that venerates femininity in myth but doesn’t acknowledge those who embody it in everyday life.

— Vogue, Vogue, 1 June 2026
Redemptive suffering Shared sorrow is a key part of Iran’s Twelver Shiite identity, which venerates the Prophet Muhammad’s family through daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law, Ali.

— Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026

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Deguchi Natsuki plays Fujino, an outgoing student who draws manga for her school newspaper, and Makita Aju plays Kyomoto, a reclusive classmate who idolizes her work.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Although Hendrix is fond of his dad’s Knicks, Haze idolizes a different NBA superstar.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of idolizes

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Among other things, Hinduism reveres femininity through the worship of powerful goddesses, including Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom; Kali, the goddess who destroys evil and ego; and Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
While Western climbers regard Everest as a peak to be conquered, Tenzing reveres it as a sacred mother goddess.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of reveres

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My mother savors her espresso slowly.

— Lucia Aronica, CNBC, 10 June 2026
In helming a tale of a lonely boy who savors friendship with a visitor from outer space, the American director drew on his own memories of childhood isolation.

— Will Gosner Britannica Editors June 8, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026

Definition of savors

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And a reminder that these millionaires are playing a child’s game, because no one relishes it with quite the joy and verve and passion and emotion and occasional tantrum like Doncic does.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
But above all else, Shelton relishes the opportunity to play tennis on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays — the business ends of tournaments, as they’re often called.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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