Synonyms for dear
dɪərdear

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. dear

   Synonyms:
   high-priced, costly, expensive, beloved, precious, loved

   Antonyms:
   cheap, inexpensive, misliked, vile

Princeton's WordNet(3.25 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. beloved, dear, dearest, honey, lovenoun

   a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

   Synonyms:
   love, lamb, sexual love, erotic love, beloved, dearest, love life, making love, lovemaking, passion, honey

   Antonyms:
   remote, inexpensive, insincere, cheap, unloved, distant

2. lamb, dearadjective

   a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child)

   Synonyms:
   lamb, honey, dearest, love, beloved

   Antonyms:
   inexpensive, cheap, insincere, unloved, distant, remote

3. beloved, darling, dearadjective

   dearly loved

   Synonyms:
   costly, darling, heartfelt, pricey, beloved, high-priced, earnest, dear(p), devout, near, pricy, good

   Antonyms:
   inexpensive, cheap, unloved, insincere, remote, distant

4. dear, good, nearadjective

   with or in a close or intimate relationship

   "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear"

   Synonyms:
   beneficial, close, good, upright, sound, costly, in effect(p), unspoiled, skillful, effective, near(a), serious, secure, penny-pinching, heartfelt, salutary, pricy, earnest, skilful, practiced, dependable, estimable, dear(p), nigh(a), expert, approximate, just, darling, beloved, skinny, cheeseparing, proficient, full, nigh, right, high-priced, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, in force(p), ripe, pricey, honest, safe, adept, honorable, devout, well(p), near

   Antonyms:
   cheap, insincere, unloved, distant, remote, inexpensive

5. dear, devout, earnest, heartfeltadjective

   earnest

   "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"

   Synonyms:
   dear(p), pricy, pricey, devout, heartfelt, earnest, high-priced, beloved, businesslike, god-fearing, good, darling, costly, solemn, near, sincere

   Antonyms:
   inexpensive, insincere, cheap, unloved, distant, remote

6. costly, dear(p), high-priced, pricey, pricyadverb

   having a high price

   "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"

   Antonyms:
   remote, inexpensive, insincere, cheap, unloved, distant

7. dearly, affectionately, dearadverb

   with affection

   "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately"

   Synonyms:
   affectionately, dearly, in a heartfelt way

   Antonyms:
   insincere, cheap, inexpensive, unloved, remote, distant

8. dearly, dearadverb

   at a great cost

   "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear"

   Synonyms:
   affectionately, dearly, in a heartfelt way

   Antonyms:
   cheap, distant, unloved, inexpensive, remote, insincere

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. dearadjective

   Synonyms:
   costly, expensive, high-priced, at a high price, of great price

2. dearadjective

   Synonyms:
   precious, beloved, darling, much loved, highly esteemed or valued

3. dearnoun

   Synonyms:
   darling

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. dearadjective

   Synonyms:
   costly, expensive, high-priced, beloved, darling, precious

   Antonyms:
   cheap, inexpensive

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "dear":

   expensive, darling, honey, aziz, dearest, beloved, cher, sweetheart, al-aziz, azizi, sweetie, ladies, costly, dearly, baby, honourable, pricey, caro, esteemed, cherished, babe, estimated, dearie, hon, chers, cari, precious, sweet

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1. Matteo Renzi:

   My dear democrats, you are not here to argue amongst yourselves, you are here to change Italy, we won't get bogged down and gaze at our navels.

2. Palestinian Barakat Mour:

   Here is where I was born. I was born in this cave. Homeland is very dear and my land is very dear to me, it is part of me.

3. Whoopi Goldberg:

   That’s not really funny to people who've lost their kids … or people who've lost family members or dear friends to this, nobody on the planet really wants to go through this. This is not something we’re doing because it’s, you know, sexually gratifying.

4. President Obama:

   Dianne Feinstein's always been an indispensable leader for California, and we became dear friends and partners in the fight to guarantee affordable healthcare and economic opportunity for everybody ; to protect our planet from climate change, and our kids from gun violence, i ask Californians to join me in supporting Dianne Feinstein's reelection and returning one of America's most effective champions for progress to the Senate.

5. Jane Austen, Emma:

   Oh! dear; I was so miserable! I am sure I must have been as white as my gown.