Synonyms for dear
dɪərdear

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dear

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

   Antonyms:
   cheap, inexpensive, misliked, vile

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.3 / 4 votes

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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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 WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dearadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   cheap, inexpensive

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Johann von Goethe:

   All theory, dear friend, is gray, but the golden tree of life springs ever green.

2. Unknown:

   As I sit I see a dove And think of our deep, dear true love Think not about our future lives Except perhaps our growing size Keep all your thoughts alive, aglow, All will be well, no fear, I know

3. Patrick Henry:

   Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

4. Arthur Mitchell:

   Can you imagine the audacity to take an African American and Diana Adams, the essence and purity of Caucasian dance, and to put them together on the stage ? everybody was against him. He knew what he was going against, and he said,' You know my dear, this has got to be perfect.'.

5. Nico Rosberg:

   I spoke to (Mercedes motorsport head) Toto (Wolff) and (technical head) Paddy (Lowe) about an invitation for Sebastian and they are easy with it, dear Seb, this is the official invitation to join our debrief Friday 16.00 at Sepang. See you there, don't forget your notebook!.