adoration

The word “adoration” has 4 syllables: ad-o-ra-tion

It's pronounced as /ˌæd.əˈreɪ.ʃən/


What is synonym and antonym for adoration?

In the thesaurus, “adoration” has 48 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for adoration along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for adoration

Antonyms for adoration

  • abomination
  • antipathy
  • aversion
  • condemnation
  • contempt
  • deprecation
  • detestation
  • disappointment
  • disapproval
  • discontent
  • disdain
  • disenchantment
  • disfavor
  • disgruntlement
  • disgust
  • disillusionment
  • disinclination
  • dislike
  • disliking
  • displeasure
  • disregard
  • dissatisfaction
  • distaste
  • hate
  • hatred
  • indignation
  • loathing
  • nausea
  • opprobrium
  • repugnance
  • repulsion
  • revulsion
  • scorn
  • unhappiness

Meanings of adoration

  • noun
    1. An act of religious worship.
    2. Admiration or esteem.
    3. The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.
    4. The selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV).

Example Sentences

  • The fans showed their adoration by cheering loudly for the singer.
  • His adoration for his grandparents was evident in his kind words.
  • She gazed at the painting with pure adoration.
  • The child’s adoration for her pet was touching to witness.
  • Their adoration of nature inspired them to spend more time outdoors.

On this page you'll find 82 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to adoration, such as: abomination, acclamation, account, admiration, adulation, affection, amazement.

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  • abasement
  • acceptance
  • acquiescence
  • admiration
  • adoration
  • adulation
  • affability
  • amenability
  • amiability
  • amicability
  • apotheosis
  • applause
  • approbation
  • approval
  • assent
  • awe
  • bashfulness
  • biddability
  • blandishment
  • blarney
  • bootlicking
  • bow
  • cajolery
  • capitulation
  • commendation
  • complaisance
  • compliance
  • compliancy
  • conformity
  • congeniality
  • consent
  • cooperativeness
  • cordiality
  • deference
  • deification
  • demureness
  • devotion
  • devoutness
  • diffidence
  • docility
  • encomium
  • esteem
  • eulogy
  • eyewash
  • fawning
  • fealty
  • fear
  • flattering
  • flummery
  • friendliness
  • fulsomeness
  • gallantry
  • geniality
  • genuflection
  • good-naturedness
  • high esteem
  • hokum
  • homage
  • honeyed words
  • honor
  • humoring
  • indulgence
  • ingratiation
  • jive
  • lack of pride
  • laud
  • love
  • lowliness
  • loyalty
  • meekness
  • mortification
  • mush
  • nonresistance
  • obedience
  • obeisance
  • palaver
  • passiveness
  • piety
  • plaudits
  • praise
  • pretty speech
  • prostration
  • puffery
  • receptiveness
  • receptivity
  • religiousness
  • reserve
  • resignation
  • respect
  • self-abasement
  • self-abnegation
  • servility
  • sheepishness
  • shyness
  • slavishness
  • snow
  • snow job
  • sociability
  • soft words
  • soft-soap
  • stroking
  • subjection
  • submission
  • submissiveness
  • subservience
  • subserviency
  • surrender
  • sweet-talk
  • sycophancy
  • timidity
  • timorousness
  • toadyism
  • tribute
  • truckling
  • unctuousness
  • unobtrusiveness
  • unpretentiousness
  • veneration
  • worship

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