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Antonyms for adored

Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-dawr, uh-dohr
Phonetic Transcription : əˈdɔr, əˈdoʊr

Definition of adored

Origin :
  • late 14c., aouren, "to worship, pay divine honors to, bow down before," from Old French aorer "to adore, worship, praise" (10c.), from Latin adorare "speak to formally, beseech, ask in prayer," in Late Latin "to worship," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + orare "speak formally, pray" (see orator). Meaning "to honor very highly" is attested from 1590s; weakened sense of "to be very fond of" emerged by 1880s. Related: Adored; adoring.
  • verb love intensely
Example sentences :
  • The Rosenfelds adored him, with the single exception of the head of the family.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • She thought only of him; she adored him in the lustre of his legendary nobility.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • I began to tremble all over, as I adored that doll, which had been given to me by my father.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • I did not care much for her, as she was cold and affected, but I adored my uncle.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • All of them adored and envied my hair, because it was so soft and light and golden.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • As a matter of fact, she adored music, and it was Rossini's improvisation that had moved her.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • He adored my mother, but she had always refused to marry him.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • I adored my mother, but our ideas were altogether different.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • We were soon there, and I found all my adored ones, big and little, and they were all very well.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • He recited poetry badly, but adored hearing it well recited.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Synonyms for adored

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