Synonyms of adoring

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adjective

ə-ˈdȯr-iŋ 

1

as in loving

feeling or showing love

adoring grandparents who love to spoil their grandchildren

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loving
• affectionate
• devoted
• passionate
• warm
• fond
• caring
• doting
• compassionate
• tender
• fervent
• friendly
• kind
• tenderhearted
• impassioned
• understanding
• romantic
• ardent
• forgiving
• infatuated
• amorous
• erotic
• considerate
• lovesick
• humane
• warmhearted
• cordial
• sentimental
• amatory
• enamored
• motherly
• fatherly
• brotherly
• sappy
• sisterly
• mushy
• lovey-dovey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• aloof
• distant
• detached
• unloving
• dry
• pitiless
• uncaring
• remote
• antisocial
• cool
• unbending
• reserved
• standoffish
• unfeeling
• frosty
• disaffected
• unconcerned
• offish
• uninvolved
• unfriendly
• cold
• hard-hearted
• frigid
• ruthless
• cold-eyed
• callous
• heartless
• soulless
• unsentimental
• unromantic
• cold-blooded
• hard-boiled

2

as in affectionate

reflecting great admiration or devotion

the adoring attention of the girls' gymnastics team when our local Olympic hero spoke to them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loving
• affectionate
• worshipful
• worshipping
• appreciative
• adulatory
• deifying
• idolizing
• reverent
• reverential
• respectful
• hagiographic
• fond
• deferential
• venerating
• approving
• glorifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hateful
• contemptuous
• scornful
• disapproving
• loathing
• condemning

adoring

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verb

present participle of adore

1

as in worshipping

to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for

an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loving
• worshipping
• cherishing
• falling for
• carrying the torch (for)
• carrying a torch (for)
• adulating
• idolizing
• idealizing
• revering
• losing one's heart (to)
• reverencing
• canonizing
• venerating
• deifying
• doting (on)
• delighting (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• despising
• detesting
• loathing
• abhorring
• antagonizing
• displeasing
• disliking
• execrating
• abominating
• disapproving (of)
• repelling
• sickening
• revolting
• disgusting
• nauseating
• repulsing
• turning off
• disfavoring

2

as in liking

to love or admire too much

adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worshipping
• liking
• idolizing
• adulating
• deifying
• canonizing
• revering
• doting (on)
• hero-worshipping
• appreciating
• cherishing
• regarding
• valuing
• respecting
• preferring
• treasuring
• favoring
• venerating
• esteeming
• fancying
• prizing
• approving
• endorsing
• hallowing
• supporting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• despising
• disliking
• disdaining
• detesting
• loathing
• abhorring
• disparaging
• belittling
• abominating
• deprecating
• putting down
• misprizing

3

as in venerating

to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power

the Roman soldier was beheaded for adoring the Christian god

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worshipping
• venerating
• revering
• reverencing
• admiring
• praising
• honoring
• loving
• respecting
• deifying
• glorifying
• regarding
• exalting
• extolling
• pleasing
• dignifying
• delighting
• lauding
• lionizing
• gratifying
• canonizing
• apotheosizing
• magnifying
• satisfying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• violating
• desecrating
• blaspheming
• insulting
• ridiculing
• offending
• scorning
• profaning
• dishonoring
• outraging
• disrespecting
• slighting
• displeasing
• disparaging
• affronting
• smearing
• slandering
• maligning
• defaming
• slurring
• piquing
• libeling

4

as in enjoying

to take pleasure in

I adore those earrings—wherever did you get them?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enjoying
• loving
• savoring
• liking
• relishing
• admiring
• fancying
• taking to
• rejoicing (in)
• grooving (on)
• going for
• getting off (on)
• appreciating
• delighting (in)
• reveling (in)
• digging
• revering
• getting a kick out of
• worshipping
• venerating
• having a soft spot for
• valuing
• treasuring
• cherishing
• idolizing
• being partial to
• preferring
• devouring
• eating (up)
• drinking (in)
• feasting (on)
• prizing
• doting (on)
• favoring
• indulging (in)
• luxuriating (in)
• cottoning (to)
• wallowing (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• disliking
• detesting
• loathing
• abhorring
• condemning
• despising
• scorning
• abominating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adoring

Adjective

Mom and daughter share adoring glances at an event to celebrate International Women's Day in London. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026

The Patriots’ pass coverage without Christian Gonzalez, their atrocious inside linebacker play and roller-coaster special teams, which give any adoring fan a heart attack at a moment’s notice. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025

Verb

Next, Lily and Ryle (Justin Baldoni) enjoy a romantic date night of karaoke, exchanging adoring looks and dancing before cutting to Lily looking up at her old flame, Atlas. — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 4 July 2026

At just 10 months old, William had the full attention of his adoring mother (here, on a trip to New Zealand in 1983). — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026