as in adoring
to love or admire too much
doted on her only grandchild
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doting (on)
Verb
-
Or Father John Misty, who will headline there for adoring fans on Sunday evening.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Chuck Norris, the martial artist and action movie icon whose toughness became an increasingly exaggerated legend among his adoring fans, has died.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Our Jewish neighbors should never have to fear worshiping in peace.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
-
After a childhood spent worshipping the Ramones and the Replacements, Billie Joe Armstrong co-founded Green Day with bassist Mike Dirnt in 1987.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
But before Scott Sandelin hired Larson as assistant coach at University of Minnesota-Duluth and abruptly ended his budding medical sales career, the quickest thing Larson learned was that sales is mostly about people liking you and relationships.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
-
First, scammers promise easy money for simple tasks lsuch as liking videos or boosting views.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Doting (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doting%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
