Synonyms for dear
dɪər

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

1. beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love(noun)

   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, dear(adj)

   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, dear(adj)

   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, near(adj)

   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, heartfelt(adj)

   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, pricy(adverb)

   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, dear(adverb)

   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, dear(adverb)

   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

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

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

1. dear(a.)

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

2. dear(a.)

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

3. dear(n.)

   Synonyms:
   darling

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

1. dear(a)

   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

How to pronounce dear?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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How to use dear in a sentence?

1. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   I unequivocally condemn the striking of the soldier from the Ethiopian community and those responsible will be brought to justice but nobody has the right to take the law into their own hands, immigrants from Ethiopia and their families are dear to us and Israel is making great efforts to ease their integration in society.

2. Plato:

   Misanthropy ariseth from a man trusting another without having sufficient knowledge of his character, and, thinking him to be truthful, sincere, and honourable, finds a little afterwards that he is wicked, faithless, and then he meets with another of the same character. When a man experiences this often, and more particularly from those whom he considered his most dear and best friends, at last, having frequently made a slip, he hates the whole world, and thinks that there is nothing sound at all in any of them.

3. Masahiro Sasaki:

   I very much appreciate the opportunity to begin to write the true story of my dear sister, Sadako. Sadako passed away on October 25,1955, 47 years ago today.

4. Bill Ford:

   Capital is dear, it's not unlimited, we are very aware of that as is everybody else in this space, so we're looking to partner wherever and with whomever we can.

5. Vincent Voiture:

   Fortune is a great deceiver. She sells very dear the things she seems to give us.

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