Synonyms of adoration

adoration

noun

as in praise

strong feelings of love or admiration

They looked at the baby with adoration.

The doctor has earned the adoration of his patients.

Related Words

• praise
• admiration
• reverence
• respect
• amazement
• appreciation
• worship
• adulation
• infatuation
• love
• approbation
• affection
• deference
• veneration
• honor
• idolatry
• delight
• enjoyment
• acclamation
• homage
• esteem
• interest
• hero worship
• regard
• fondness
• enthusiasm
• wonderment
• favor
• props
• relish
• estimation
• lionization
• wonder
• preference
• use
• awe
• like
• taste
• partiality
• appetite
• devotion
• fancy
• shine
• account
• prejudice
• passion
• bias
• attachment

Dissimilar Words

• condemnation
• disapproval
• disdain
• scorn
• contempt
• indignation
• disappointment
• discontent
• hatred
• unhappiness
• disgust
• disillusionment
• displeasure
• disregard
• disenchantment
• distaste
• dislike
• aversion
• opprobrium
• hate
• revulsion
• loathing
• repulsion
• nausea
• repugnance
• disfavor
• disinclination
• antipathy
• dissatisfaction
• disgruntlement
• disliking
• abomination
• detestation
• deprecation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adoration

Sabrina is no Dolly, which isn’t a knock but a comment on the impossibility of any new artist ever enjoying the level of admiration and adoration that Parton did for most of her life. — David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

So Big Part of what made Dolly exceptional was her broad appeal and universal adoration. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Instant fame and all its trappings are something most people would love to marinate in, to soak up what almost always is fleeting adoration. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Another work, a small double-sided panel portraying the Virgin Mary and Child with a Franciscan friar in adoration on one side and the dead Christ in Pietà on the other, was also stolen. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 17 Aug. 2026