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

And yet, when Szumowska and Englert portray Fyodor’s reaction to the couple’s pregnancy, the birth of their child, and a subsequent tragedy, Anna’s adoration for this utterly flawed man almost feels justified. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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