Synonyms of cherishing

cherishing

verb

present participle of cherish

1

as in loving

to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for

promised to love and cherish her husband forever

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in valuing

to hold dear

we shall always cherish the keepsakes that our grandmother left us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• valuing
• treasuring
• loving
• appreciating
• enjoying
• respecting
• admiring
• prizing
• relishing
• liking
• regarding
• revering
• reverencing
• venerating
• fancying
• caressing
• memorializing
• grooving (on)
• enshrining
• delighting (in)
• reveling (in)
• esteeming
• digging
• setting store by
• idolizing
• worshipping
• apprizing
• adoring
• doting (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• despising
• undervaluing
• detesting
• abhorring
• minimizing
• disdaining
• loathing
• scouting
• scorning
• execrating
• forgetting
• disvaluing
• abandoning
• slighting
• neglecting
• belittling
• sniffing (at)
• disparaging
• depreciating
• snubbing
• deprecating
• decrying
• abominating
• writing off
• putting down
• crying down
• bad-mouthing
• high-hatting
• kissing off

3

as in having

to keep in one's mind or heart

after all these years, she still cherishes the memory of her first summer romance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• having
• holding
• retaining
• harboring
• cultivating
• entertaining
• keeping
• maintaining
• bearing
• nursing
• remembering
• preserving
• carrying
• sustaining
• fostering
• nurturing
• holding on to
• hugging
• hanging on to
• supporting
• treasuring
• sticking (to)
• clinging (to)
• brooding (about or over)
• cleaving (to)
• obsessing (about or over)
• fixating (on or upon)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• forgetting
• neglecting
• denying
• disregarding
• overlooking
• dropping
• rejecting
• refusing
• declining
• abandoning
• repudiating
• discarding
• renouncing
• forsaking
• disdaining
• deserting
• scorning
• giving up
• quitting
• parting (with)
• abjuring
• throwing out
• erasing
• expunging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cherishing

As the fate of the tapes is in flux, the family learns the importance of cherishing old memories and creating new ones. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Tallulah has previously opened up about cherishing and documenting her time with her father. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Later that month, at the doc’s Los Angeles premiere at the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum, Springsteen opened up about how his wife’s diagnosis led to him speaking about the importance of cherishing life during performances. — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Messi’s Inter Miami and Argentina teammate, and close friend, Rodrigo De Paul, is cherishing every moment Messi plays. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Ohtani’s West Sacramento at-bats worth cherishing Ohtani might go down as the best baseball player of all time, providing unique memories to sports fans in Sacramento. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026

In all, 1,900 volunteer marshals, most from the East End and equipped with yellow batons, seem to be cherishing their assignments. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Arsenal are cherishing the moment with the wind in their sails. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 2026

The 47-year-old coach is cherishing the opportunity to play at Butler’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026