ENDEAR Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

endear

verb

Definition of endear next

as in to commend

to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something) They endeared themselves to the whole town.

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Recent Examples of endear Over time, these efforts — or at least some — have endeared Colossal to many conservationists, who may not think using vast sums to de-extinct animal proxies is the best use of resources, but who see the benefit of an influx of interest and capital into the space. —

Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026 But then Cat Hardy walks into his office and hires him to investigate a friend’s disappearance (killing an errant spider with a newspaper, which probably won’t endear her to Spidey). —

ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026 This has not always endeared him to some Democratic partisans. —

Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 Funny enough, one thing that has really endeared fans is its room for improvement. —

Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for endear

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Western, for his part, had by this time recovered something of his usual bluster, and began again upon the subject of Blifil, commending his estate and his family with great earnestness, as though these considerations alone ought to have settled the matter long since.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 2 June 2026
Kennedy then mentioned her daughter and became emotional while commending her work.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026