Antonyms for adoring


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


Definition of adoring

Origin :
  • 1650s, "worshipping," present participle adjective from adore. Related: Adoringly.
  • verb love intensely
Example sentences :
  • From across the Street the boy watched her with adoring, humble eyes.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Love brooded above and around him—timid, chidden, but absolute, adoring.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • They one and all hated Wagner, adoring Chopin's magic music.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • Probably it utterly escaped the adoring eyes of their father.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • There could be no doubt that she had loved the man in her girlish, adoring fashion.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Whatever virtue there was in being a prisoner, it had earned him adoring friends.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • He was twenty then, an only son, spoiled by his adoring family.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
  • Judith swept her adoring gaze from the Victory to her sister's face.
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
  • "It is you who makes the work interesting," said her adoring husband who was at her elbow.
  • Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey
  • For the time being He was their king, and they His adoring subjects.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage

Synonyms for adoring

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