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

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

The book was more of a cherishing exercise than a grieving exercise. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026

The garments are purposefully ratty, as if to prove that signs of wear and tear are also signs of cherishing. — Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026

Collins is soaking in every moment of motherhood, cherishing each first moment with her little one. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025