Synonyms of endearing

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adjective

in-ˈdir-iŋ 

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as in adorable

having qualities that tend to make one loved

you have to wonder about people who don't find kittens and puppies endearing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adorable
• dear
• sweet
• beautiful
• lovable
• loved
• precious
• lovely
• charming
• darling
• attractive
• enchanting
• winning
• winsome
• disarming
• delightful
• beloved
• cherished
• appealing
• desirable
• fascinating
• lovesome
• admirable
• alluring
• likable
• cheerful
• favorite
• treasured
• engaging
• pleasant
• embraceable
• favored
• kind
• kissable
• captivating
• pleasing
• entrancing
• gracious
• nice
• affable
• friendly
• good-natured
• agreeable
• reputable
• cordial
• genial
• respectable
• fetching
• good-tempered
• well-disposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• odious
• loathsome
• detestable
• unpleasant
• hateful
• abominable
• offensive
• abhorrent
• horrible
• disagreeable
• disgusting
• distasteful
• wretched
• grotesque
• contemptible
• unlovable
• repulsive
• unloved
• heinous
• repugnant
• ugly
• nasty
• hideous
• lousy
• monstrous
• frightful
• unattractive
• awful
• repellent
• unlikable
• vile
• obnoxious
• appalling
• shocking
• dreadful
• unsightly
• obscene
• scandalous
• revolting
• sickening
• horrid
• foul
• horrendous
• ogreish
• ill-favored
• nauseating
• noisome

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as in charming

likely or intended to win one's affection

his impish sense of humor is one of his more endearing traits

Synonyms & Similar Words

• charming
• adorable
• ingratiating
• affecting
• winning
• lovable
• likable
• insinuating
• winsome
• disarming
• touching
• poignant
• effusive
• deferential
• obsequious
• servile
• sycophantic
• flattering
• saccharine
• oleaginous
• sugary
• soapy
• adulatory
• unctuous
• groveling
• fulsome
• drooling
• slobbering
• kowtowing
• slavering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alienating
• repulsive
• displeasing
• repugnant
• unendearing
• arrogant
• uningratiating
• proud
• insolent
• haughty
• disaffecting
• disdainful
• scornful

endearing

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verb

present participle of endear

as in massaging

to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something)

They endeared themselves to the whole town.

Related Words

• massaging
• ingratiating
• commending
• complimenting
• coaxing
• congratulating
• praising
• stroking
• worshipping
• flattering
• fawning
• cajoling
• wheedling
• sucking (up to)
• overpraising
• applauding
• puffing
• buttering up
• toadying
• kowtowing
• sweet-talking
• blandishing
• honeying
• belauding
• idolizing
• extolling
• eulogizing
• adulating
• hero-worshipping
• lauding
• wooing
• blarneying
• soft-soaping
• felicitating
• romancing
• gushing
• courting
• slavering
• slobbering
• drooling

Dissimilar Words

• disparaging
• belittling
• depreciating
• putting down
• decrying
• bad-mouthing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of endearing

Adjective

Not only is there no food transfer and actual stakes, but nothing is more endearing than watching hot people sing badly to uproarious applause. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Keith's character was originally meant to be a minor role, but Margo's relationship with the Goods and husband Jerry Leadbetter (Paul Eddington) went on to become an endearing fixture of the series. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Verb

In lesser hands, Diablo Cody’s Rolodex of quirky zingers could come across more grating than endearing. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 July 2026

That term is used frequently by fans of endearing male celebrities or characters who come across as sensitive, caring or vulnerable. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 13 July 2026