Thesaurus
love
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of LOVE
1
to hold dear <patriots who loved their country well enough to die for it>
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
Phrases set store by (or set store on)
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
2
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for <a husband who loves his wife more than anything>
Related Words adulate, canonize, deify, idealize, idolize; revere, reverence, venerate; delight (in), dote (on)
Phrases carry a torch for (or carry the torch for), fall for, lose one's heart (to)
3
to take pleasure in <I love playing Frisbee in the summer rain>
Synonyms adore, delight (in), dig, fancy, get off (on), groove (on), like, love, rejoice (in), relish, revel (in), savor (also savour)
4
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner <the baby responded to my caresses and kisses by loving me right back>
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