COTTON (TO) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

cotton (to)

verb

Definition of cotton (to)

as in to care (for)

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Verb

The rest of the women have pretty much accepted Vicki’s temperament by now and mostly operate around her, enjoying the refreshing Miami energy after the bumpiness of the previous parties.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
The radical AfD in Germany and moderating National Rally in France are both focused on ending immigration and enjoy support from voters wary of escalating conflict with Russia.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of enjoy

Verb

Maeve wakes up unhinged, manipulating her not-grandson Eddie (Anson Boon) and relishing a gunfight that leaves a hole in her husband’s chest like a typical partner might celebrate a birthday party.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Anything which has depth in terms of story, treatment and performance, at the same time gives you something to relish, excites and challenges a filmmaker.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of relish

Verb

Meanwhile, players like tight end Mike Gesicki (five catches, 78 yards, one touchdown) and running back Chase Brown (56 rushing yards, 22 receiving yards, one touchdown) opened the season on a strong note.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Consensus is overrated Chang likes to argue — with friends, over food.

— Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of like

Verb

In a deeply personal exhibition, the enigmatic French photographer Ilion Huit, who prefers to hide behind his Leica M6, unveiled to the world his most intimate interior musings in an exhibition at Icicle Cultural Space in Shanghai.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
One of the most surprising findings, Randler said, was that people tended to prefer more intricate birdsongs.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of prefer

Verb

But for those of us who adore the 1995 film, unfavorable comparisons seem inevitable.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
One of the most notable moments — and the scene apparently being filmed — was a sequence of shots showing the three bandmembers running away from swarps of adoring fans.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of adore

Verb

One of them, Wilf (played with a neat balance of boyishness and menace by Charlie Webb), fancies her.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Guadagnino comes at Bertolucci from many angles, even claiming to have fancied him as a younger man, but facts and figures don’t really seem to enter into his concept of biography.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of fancy

Verb

Especially because The Pitt had three nominees in the category — Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, and Gerran Howell — with conventional wisdom favoring Ball and Hatosy.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
The Buckeyes are sixth in the odds to make the CFP, but are still strongly favored to make it at -310 on FanDuel and -290 on DraftKings.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of favor

Verb

Fatherland, directed and co-written by Paweł Pawlikowski (Ida), has been selected by the Polish selection committee as its official submission for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.

— Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Canal Edge, a company controlled by billionaire Justin Ishbia, a minority owner of the White Sox who could purchase majority ownership in the near future, was selected to develop Amtrak’s new facility.

— Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

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