GROOVE (ON) Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

groove (on)

verb

Definition of groove (on)

as in to enjoy

to take pleasure in thrill-seekers who groove on skiing will love snowboarding

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Just a day earlier, he’d been spotted enjoying a pre-birthday dinner at Mamo in Manhattan, wrapped in a chestnut-brown fringed shawl that wouldn’t have looked out of place in Sienna Miller’s fall wardrobe.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
The Dolphins had run 293 offensive snaps and not enjoyed an advantage at any point in any of them.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of enjoy

Verb

On the other side is Gadi Eisenkot, a centrist former military chief who is temperate and broadly liked but lacks the political instincts to become a clear favorite.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
The Cougars stuffed all the ways Utah likes to run the ball until Dampier took matters into his own hands and posted a season high in rushing in electrifying style.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of like

Verb

Senior quarterback Dardan Nreci, who gained 110 yards on the ground to go with a TD run, loves how Everette stretches the field vertically.

— Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The Republicans used to love the language of creativity, and the Democrats liked the language of innovation.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of love

Verb

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
Marchand relishes how Americans responded to his recent performances in New York and Los Angeles.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of relish

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