Thesaurus
cherish
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of CHERISH
1
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for <promised to love and cherish her husband forever>
Related Words adulate, canonize, deify, idealize, idolize; revere, reverence, venerate; delight (in), dote (on)
2
to hold dear <we shall always cherish the keepsakes that our grandmother left us>
Related Words delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), like, relish, revel (in); admire, apprize, esteem, regard, respect, revere, reverence, venerate; enshrine, memorialize; adore, caress, dote (on), idolize, worship
Near Antonyms undervalue; abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe; disdain, high-hat, scorn, scout, slight, sniff (at), snub; bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, kiss off, minimize, put down, write off; abandon, forget, neglect
Antonyms disvalue
3
to keep in one's mind or heart <after all these years, she still cherishes the memory of her first summer romance>
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