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Synonyms for enjoy
ɛnˈdʒɔɪen·joy

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English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. enjoy

    In the old sense of wonder, admire is practically obsolete; the word now expresses a delight and approval, in which the element of wonder unconsciously mingles. We admire beauty in nature and art, delight in the innocent happiness of children, enjoy books or society, a walk or a dinner. We approve what is excellent, applaud heroic deeds, esteem the good, love our friends. We honor and respect noble character wherever found; we revere and venerate it in the aged. We extol the goodness and adore the majesty and power of God.

    Synonyms:
    admire, adore, applaud, approve, delight in, esteem, esteem, extol, honor, love, respect, revere, venerate, wonder

    Antonyms:
    abhor, abominate, contemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, ridicule, scorn

    Preposition:
    Admire at may still very rarely be found in the old sense of wonder at.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. enjoy

    Synonyms:
    like, relish, possess

    Antonyms:
    dislike, disrelish, suffer, loathe, forfeit, lose, tolerate, endure

Princeton's WordNet2.6 / 7 votes

  1. enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savourverb

    derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

    "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"

    Synonyms:
    love, bask, taste, revel, savour, relish, delight, savor

    Antonyms:
    endure, suffer

  2. enjoyverb

    have benefit from

    "enjoy privileges"

    Synonyms:
    relish, delight, savor, revel, love, savour, bask

    Antonyms:
    endure, suffer

  3. love, enjoyverb

    get pleasure from

    "I love cooking"

    Synonyms:
    jazz, have sex, do it, hump, bang, screw, relish, have intercourse, sleep together, bonk, know, roll in the hay, get it on, lie with, have it away, be intimate, eff, delight, bask, love, have a go at it, get laid, bed, make out, have it off, savour, savor, sleep with, revel, make love

    Antonyms:
    suffer, endure

  4. enjoyverb

    have for one's benefit

    "The industry enjoyed a boom"

    Synonyms:
    relish, delight, savor, revel, love, savour, bask

    Antonyms:
    suffer, endure

  5. delight, enjoy, revelverb

    take delight in

    "he delights in his granddaughter"

    Synonyms:
    ravish, savour, please, relish, transport, enthrall, make merry, enchant, bask, jollify, savor, whoop it up, racket, delight, love, make whoopie, wassail, make happy, enrapture, revel, enthral

    Antonyms:
    endure, suffer

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Dictionary of English Synonymes1.0 / 1 vote

  1. enjoyverb

    Synonyms:
    take pleasure in, be delighted with, take delight in, derive pleasure from

  2. enjoyverb

    Synonyms:
    have fruition of

PPDB, the paraphrase database2.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "enjoy":

    enjoyment, have, benefit, receive, love, appreciate, enjoys, savor, like

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How to use enjoy in a sentence?

  1. Justice Joseph Story:

    If aliens might be admitted indiscriminately to enjoy all the rights of citizens at the will of a single state, the Union might itself be endangered by an influx of foreigners, hostile to its institutions, ignorant of its powers, and incapable of a due estimate of its privileges.

  2. Wi Spa:

    As a spa located in Los Angeles, Wi Spa complies with California law prohibiting discrimination by a business, including the Civil Code provision set forth above, like many other metropolitan areas, Los Angeles contains a transgender population, some of whom enjoy visiting a spa. Wi Spa strives to meet the needs and safety of all of its customers, and does not tolerate harassment or lewd conduct by any customer, regardless of their sex, gender, or other characteristic.

  3. Sally LimburgGreeneville:

    RIM stands for rest in motion. For me, it reflects how we feel. It's important to take some time to remember who you are, where you came from and where you want to go. Sometimes we are so caught up in work that we forget just to enjoy the simple things in life, it's OK to rest.

  4. Rory McIlroy:

    Everything's so instant now and everyone doesn't have as much time as they used to so you maybe try some way of speeding the game up, the viewership in golf is up but the participation is down. People enjoy watching the game but gone are the days that you could spend five or six hours on a golf course.

  5. Rob Sass:

    If its a significant car in the Porsche world, chances are they have one. They really enjoy a peerless reputation.


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