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enjoy

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of enjoy

1 to take pleasure in
  • TV and DVDs are OK, but we still enjoy seeing movies on the big screen
Synonyms of enjoy

adore, delight (in), dig, fancy, get off (on), groove (on), like, love, rejoice (in), relish, revel (in), savor (also savour)
Words Related to enjoy

admire, appreciate, cherish, revere, venerate, worship

prize, treasure, value

devour, drink (in), eat (up), feast (on)

dote (on), idolize

cotton (to), favor, prefer

indulge (in), luxuriate (in), wallow (in)
Phrases Synonymous with enjoy

be partial to, get a kick out of (or charge), go for, have a soft spot for, take to
Near Antonyms of enjoy

abhor, abominate, detest, dislike, hate, loathe

condemn, despise, scorn
2 to keep, control, or experience as oneʼs own
  • a country where the people enjoy the highest living standards in the world
Synonyms of enjoy

command, have, hold, own, possess, retain
Words Related to enjoy

keep, reserve, withhold

bear, carry

boast, show off, sport
Phrases Synonymous with enjoy

rejoice in
Near Antonyms of enjoy

abandon, cede, disclaim, disown, hand over, relinquish, renounce, surrender, yield

discard, dump

decline, reject, repudiate, spurn

need, require
Antonyms of enjoy

lack, want

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