endearing
adjective
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Definition of endearing
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adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for endearing
Synonyms
adorable, darling, dear, disarming, lovable (also loveable), lovesome, precious, sweet, winning, winsome
Antonyms
abhorrent, abominable, detestable, hateful, loathsome, odious, unlovable
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His ability to make difficult shots from deep and playmake a little on the side has always been endearing. — Alaa Abdeldaiem, SI.com, "2019 NBA Draft Grades: Heat Select Tyler Herro with No. 13 Pick," 20 June 2019 Anna Stefanic does a fine job of making Girl serious but not unlikable, and her pushy optimism quickly becomes endearing. — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, "Mad Cow’s ‘Once’ hits the heart but doesn’t quite grab the soul | Review," 9 June 2019 But In season two, a lot of the show is endearing, too. — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, "Let's save 'A.P. Bio,' the quirky TV comedy set in Ohio (and made by a Michigander)," 12 June 2019 Phil plays an endearing way that has always been ill-suited to winning our national championship. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc's Morning Line: Here's why the Cincinnati Reds' deal for Yasiel Puig was not bad," 8 June 2019 Frances Ha is at once witty and endearing, an intimate portrait of awkwardness and ambition, of moving from apartment to apartment, friend to friend, city to city, trying to find one’s way in life. — The New York Review of Books, "Yasmine El Rashidi," 6 June 2019 Often, Father’s Day cards and tributes include humorous jokes about the idiosyncrasies of many dads or the endearing, but amusing, rituals that often are a part of the whole dad mojo. — Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Why we should celebrate the many unique roles of dads on Father's Day," 5 June 2019 His ability to make difficult shots from deep and playmake a little on the side has always been endearing. — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, "2019 NBA Draft Big Board 7.0: Top 100 Prospect Rankings," 5 June 2019 In real life, Emma Thompson is endlessly endearing. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "Emma Thompson's Years and Years on HBO Is Your New TV Addiction," 21 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'endearing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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