ADORATION Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

adoration

noun

Definition of adoration

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.

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Recent Examples of adoration So, too, do the antics of his estate manager (a buoyant Sam Adegoke), always concocting money-making schemes, and the wide-eyed adoration of the girl next door (Amelia Mason, deftly balancing naïveté with seductiveness), who wants to save him. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026 Uditi is not alone in his adoration of these small, oval, pale yellow legumes. — Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The subject of his adoration was not a person, but Somaliland itself. — Mahbub Abdillahi, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026 His ensuing ardent adoration sends the town into a tizzy in this hilarious comedy. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adoration

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Noun

All these headline-grabbing events earned him praise from his boss and fellow Republicans.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Given the president’s delicate psyche, Maher knew anything short of absolute praise would be perceived as an insult.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of praise

Noun

As Intterra began hearing both the admiration fire chiefs had for Watch Duty and their frustration with it, the company started designing the Aware app.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Queen Camilla, who wears the midi and maxidresses, took her admiration for Me+Em a step further, handing the brand a Royal Warrant as an official supplier of clothing and accessories to the royal household.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of admiration

Noun

In shooting and harvesting her own dinner, writer Heide Brandes finds community—and reverence—among the sorghum fields of South Dakota.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
The Lone Star State native has cultivated a warm reverence for many of his costars across 40 years in film and TV, as Hawke shares in the latest installment of Vanity Fair’s Scene Selection.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of reverence

Noun

The display will remain up all week, giving people more time to stop by, pay their respects and remember those who have been lost.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
If these agents can book accurately, respect budgets and manage the small headaches, the behavior change spreads into other categories fast.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026

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