Synonyms of endear

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verb (1)

as in to commend

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

They endeared themselves to the whole town.

Related Words

• commend
• massage
• ingratiate
• compliment
• coax
• congratulate
• cajole
• worship
• wheedle
• flatter
• stroke
• praise
• overpraise
• honey
• applaud
• hero-worship
• suck (up to)
• kowtow
• soft-soap
• sweet-talk
• idolize
• blandish
• extol
• puff
• fawn
• belaud
• adulate
• butter up
• eulogize
• laud
• woo
• toady
• felicitate
• blarney
• romance
• gush
• court
• slobber
• slaver
• drool

Dissimilar Words

• belittle
• disparage
• depreciate
• put down
• decry
• bad-mouth

endearing

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adjective

in-ˈdir-iŋ 

1

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

2

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 (2)

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 endear

Verb

And this is yet another example of Perez’s love for baseball, an infectious enthusiasm that endears him to fans. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Here’s the truth about Malkin, the part of his story that remains somewhat confounding if not endearing. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Adjective

Prince George seems to have inherited Princess Diana’s endearing shyness. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Taurus is a zodiac sign that is known to be rigid but endearing due to its charm and tenderness. — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

There’s something endearing about one of the world’s most prestigious motorcycle makers almost disappearing into oblivion and making a full-fledged resurgence with a fresh approach. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026

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