adores

verb

present tense third-person singular of adore
1
as in loves
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife

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2
as in worships
to love or admire too much adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults

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3
as in venerates
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power the Roman soldier was beheaded for adoring the Christian god

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4
as in enjoys
to take pleasure in I adore those earrings—wherever did you get them?

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Recent Examples of adores Bean Found as an emaciated stray eating trash at a gas station in Nogales, Mexico, Bean is now a healthy rescue pug who has never met a stranger and adores spending time with cats, kittens, babies, and toddlers. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 Everyone adores past winner Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building). — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 There is an entire section about Steinbeck’s mother taking an airplane (which Kazan adores). — Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 One of the qualities Barrymore adores about her youngest daughter is her sense of humor. — Lauren Levesque, InStyle, 5 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, the internet adores Zork, a guy in a diving suit with a flying headbutt attack. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 The catch is, the only time this program fits into your child’s schedule is during their advanced orchestra rehearsal or a figure drawing class that your child adores. — Parents, 7 Aug. 2026 From musty star maps to ratty psychics, the movie so adores Los Angeles that Thomas Lennon’s hair stylist character is a riff on local billboard king Chaz Dean. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 As someone who adores the movie Casablanca, this is the matchup that should have broadcasters creating puns based on the film’s famous quotes. — Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adores
  1. loves
  2. likes
  3. venerates
  4. enjoys
  5. idolizes
  6. reveres
  7. savors
  8. relishes
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  • Kamorion, 12, is a thoughtful and creative kid who loves reading, drawing and expressing himself through art.
    — The Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • For those that don’t know this beautiful woman works so hard and loves her fans so much.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of loves
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  • Brower and Simone covered the floor around their refrigerator -- where Primrose likes to perch and poop -- with birdcage liner.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • DawgNation’s Mike Griffith likes the Bulldogs to cover, despite Vandy’s plan to stop Georgia’s running game.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of likes
Verb
  • Kin Coedel collaborated with Meti and Hijra women in Nepal in the creation of Between Reverence and Refusal, giving them recognition and exposing the paradox of a culture that venerates femininity in myth but doesn’t acknowledge those who embody it in everyday life.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 1 June 2026
  • Redemptive suffering Shared sorrow is a key part of Iran’s Twelver Shiite identity, which venerates the Prophet Muhammad’s family through daughter Fatima and cousin and son-in-law, Ali.
    — Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
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  • And among recent film offerings are movie shot locally as the Garden State enjoys a Hollywood production boom underpinned by film tax credits and other state incentives and local hires.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Staying away would mean accepting that people living through war, displacement and climate disaster become the last to benefit from technologies everyone else enjoys.
    — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of enjoys
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  • Although Hendrix is fond of his dad’s Knicks, Haze idolizes a different NBA superstar.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Muslim teen from Jersey City idolizes Captain Marvel and the Avengers but doesn't dare dream of being like them.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of idolizes
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  • Among other things, Hinduism reveres femininity through the worship of powerful goddesses, including Saraswati, the goddess of wisdom; Kali, the goddess who destroys evil and ego; and Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and prosperity.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • While Western climbers regard Everest as a peak to be conquered, Tenzing reveres it as a sacred mother goddess.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of reveres
Verb
  • My mother savors her espresso slowly.
    — Lucia Aronica, CNBC, 10 June 2026
  • In helming a tale of a lonely boy who savors friendship with a visitor from outer space, the American director drew on his own memories of childhood isolation.
    — Will Gosner Britannica Editors June 8, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 June 2026
Definition of savors
Verb
  • But above all else, Shelton relishes the opportunity to play tennis on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays — the business ends of tournaments, as they’re often called.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • As Buddy Crane, a buffoonish, overconfident opposing counsel who works in house for Acme, John Cena relishes his role just as much as Buddy relishes laughing at Kevin.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of relishes

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“Adores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adores. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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