GROOVE (ON) Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

groove (on)

verb

Definition of groove (on)

as in to enjoy

to take pleasure in thrill-seekers who groove on skiing will love snowboarding

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Just a day earlier, he’d been spotted enjoying a pre-birthday dinner at Mamo in Manhattan, wrapped in a chestnut-brown fringed shawl that wouldn’t have looked out of place in Sienna Miller’s fall wardrobe.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
The Dolphins had run 293 offensive snaps and not enjoyed an advantage at any point in any of them.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of enjoy

Verb

On the other side is Gadi Eisenkot, a centrist former military chief who is temperate and broadly liked but lacks the political instincts to become a clear favorite.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
The Cougars stuffed all the ways Utah likes to run the ball until Dampier took matters into his own hands and posted a season high in rushing in electrifying style.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of like

Verb

But it’s all set up that way to offer guests a wide range of options, and every bite is absolutely worth savoring.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Below, just in time to savor the cozy autumnal days ahead of us, Przystup shares her rituals for making the most of the fall.

— Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of savor

Verb

Like my dad, who relished his post-divorce life in proximity to Atlantic City.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
In a storm that had nothing to do with them, many have bought into the pantomime of it all, relishing their role as the arch villains of English soccer.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of relish

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groove (on)

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