dear

The word “dear” has 1 syllable: dear

It's pronounced as /dɪr/

What is synonym and antonym for dear?

In the thesaurus, “dear” has 151 synonyms and 81 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for dear

admirable
admired
admirer
adorable
adored
affable
agreeable
alluring
amour
an arm and a leg
appealing
appreciated
at a premium
attractive
beau
beautiful
beloved
big-ticket
boy
boyfriend
bride
captivating
charming
cheerful
cher
cherished
close
cordial
costly
crush
darling
date
delightful
deluxe
desirable
disarming
doll
doll face
embraceable
enchanting
endeared
endearing
engaging
entrancing
escort
esteemed
exorbitant
expensive
extravagant
fair-haired
familiar
fancy
fascinating
favored
favorite
fellow
fetching
flame
fond
friendly
gal
gallant
genial
girl
girlfriend
good-natured
good-tempered
gracious
groom
heartthrob
high
high-end
high-priced
high-ticket
hon
honey
husband
inamorata
inestimable
intended
intimate
invaluable
kind
kissable
ladylove
lass
likable
likeable
lovable
love
loveable
loved
loved one
lovely
lover
lovesome
luxurious
man
mistress
nice
out of sight
overpriced
paramour
pet
pleasant
pleasing
precious
preferred
premium
pretty penny
priceless
pricey
pricy
prized
prohibitive
relished
reputable
respectable
respected
revered
significant other
sky-high
special
spendy
squeeze
steady
steep
stiff
suitor
sumptuous
swain
sweet
sweetheart
sweetie
sweetie pie
tootsie
treasure
treasured
truelove
ultraexpensive
unaffordable
uneconomic
uneconomical
unreasonable
valuable
well-disposed
white-headed
wife
winning
winsome
wooer

Antonyms for dear

abandoned
abhorred
abhorrent
abominable
abominated
alienated
appalling
awful
cheap
common
contemptible
cool
despised
detestable
detested
disagreeable
discounted
disdained
disfavored
disgusting
disliked
distasteful
dreadful
enemy
estranged
execrated
foe
forgotten
foul
frightful
grotesque
hate
hated
hateful
heinous
hideous
horrendous
horrible
horrid
ignored
ill-favored
inexpensive
loathed
loathsome
lousy
low-priced
moderate
monstrous
nasty
nauseating
noisome
obnoxious
obscene
odious
offensive
ogreish
reasonable
repellant
repellent
repugnant
repulsive
revolting
scandalous
shocking
sickening
soft
ugly
unattractive
unbeloved
unfavorite
unfriendly
unimportant
unlikable
unlovable
unloved
unpleasant
unsightly
valueless
vile
worthless
wretched

Meanings of dear

noun
1. A very kind, loving person.
2. A beloved person.
3. An affectionate, familiar term of address, such as used between husband and wife.
verb
1. To endear.
adjective
1. High in price; expensive.
2. Loved; lovable.
3. Loving, affectionate, heartfelt.
4. Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
5. A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
6. A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
7. An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior.
8. Noble.
9. Severe, or severely affected; sore.
10. Fierce.
adverb
1. Dearly; at a high price.

Example Sentences

She wrote a dear letter to her old friend, reminiscing about their childhood.
My dear mother always knows how to make me smile.
Losing his dear pet was a heartbreaking experience for him.
He held the old photograph close, as it was a dear reminder of happier times.
Despite the challenges, he remained dear to his principles and values.

On this page you'll find 232 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dear, such as: abandoned, abhorred, abhorrent, abominable, abominated, admirable, admired.

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