DOTING (ON) Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

doting (on)

verb

present participle of dote (on)

as in adoring

to love or admire too much doted on her only grandchild

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And like their counterparts in Oakland (and lately in Boston as well), the Angels’ adoring fans have started chanting their wants and desires, hoping that a change at the top will make this franchise relevant again.

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
His many adoring fans will, a fascinated wider football public undoubtedly will and, yes, even those who can’t stand a man who might have the biggest ego in sport might miss him too.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 July 2026

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Mother African Union Church was founded decades before Juneteenth, born out of racist policies and structures that excluded people of African descent from worshipping freely.

— Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 15 June 2026
In the entry, a ditsy print (Schumacher’s Margie Floral in Porcelain) climbs up the walls and carries the blue-and-white combo upstairs, where the primary suite embraces those same sky-worshipping shades—a tip of the hat to the scenery outside.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 June 2026

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