Antonyms for treasure
ˈtrɛʒ ərtrea·sure

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. treasure

   To cherish is both to hold dear and to treat as dear. Mere unexpressed esteem would not be cherishing. In the marriage vow, "to love, honor, and cherish," the word cherish implies all that each can do by love and tenderness for the welfare and happiness of the other, as by support, protection, care in sickness, comfort in sorrow, sympathy, and help of every kind. To nurse is to tend the helpless or feeble, as infants, or the sick or wounded. To nourish is strictly to sustain and build up by food; to nurture includes careful mental and spiritual training, with something of love and tenderness; to foster is simply to maintain and care for, to bring up; a foster-child will be nourished, but may not be as tenderly nurtured or as lovingly cherished as if one's own. In the figurative sense, the opinion one cherishes he holds, not with mere cold conviction, but with loving devotion.

   See synonyms for ABANDON; CHASTEN.

   Synonyms:
   cheer, cherish, cling to, comfort, encourage, entertain, foster, harbor, hold dear, nourish, nurse, nurture, protect, shelter, value

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 3 votes

1. treasurenoun

   Antonyms:
   trash, offal, refuse, scum, dregs, dirt

   Synonyms:
   jewel, store, valuable, cash, bullion, accumulation, abundance, stock, wealth, riches, hoard, gem, paragon, model

2. treasureverb

   Antonyms:
   scatter, squander, dissipate, disregard, disesteem, prostitute, waste, betray

   Synonyms:
   hoard, accumulate, save, value, enshrine, idolize

Matched Categories

1. • Art
   • Possession
   • Wealth

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 6 votes

1. treasure, hoarded wealthnoun

   accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

   "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies"

   Synonyms:
   hoarded wealth, gem

2. gem, treasurenoun

   art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

   Synonyms:
   muffin, gemstone, precious stone, stone, gem, jewel, hoarded wealth

3. treasurenoun

   any possession that is highly valued by its owner

   "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures"

   Synonyms:
   hoarded wealth, gem

4. treasureverb

   a collection of precious things

   "the trunk held all her meager treasures"

   Synonyms:
   hoarded wealth, gem

5. prize, value, treasure, appreciateverb

   hold dear

   "I prize these old photographs"

   Synonyms:
   value, apprise, appreciate, assess, apprize, hold dear, care for, respect, appraise, esteem, pry, prize, cherish, rate, take account, measure, evaluate, jimmy, lever, revalue, prise, valuate

6. care for, cherish, hold dear, treasureverb

   be fond of; be attached to

   Synonyms:
   prize, value, cherish, appreciate, treat, care for, hold dear

How to use treasure in a sentence?

1. Laurence Sterne:

   People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy.

2. David Cline:

   We just kind of sensed that morale was down as a community, just because everyone had been locked in for everything for a long time, and so we were like, man, what would be a safe, fun way to get people outside? And we just kind of thought, what about a treasure hunt?

3. Loretta Lynch:

   A lost treasure has been found.

4. Amina Kate:

   Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise.

5. Monopoly Millionaire:

   I'm Monopoly Millionaire, i love being in Las Vegas. I think shows in Las Vegas have a little more glitz to them. To come here and get to be the host of a game show here, then come back and do my standup at Treasure Island, it's like being a part of the Rat Pack. I love it.

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