adoring
Full of worship
Adoring describes a feeling of deep love, admiration, or worship toward someone or something.
An adoring fan gazes at their idol with visible devotion; adoring parents beam at their child's every accomplishment.
The word suggests warmth and tenderness rather than distant reverence.
She gave him an adoring look across the room.
Adoring can shade into excessive or uncritical devotion, as when critics dismiss an adoring audience as too easily pleased.
Feeling deep affection
- dotingExcessively affectionate toward
- fondHaving tender affection
- tenderSoft or sore
- caringShowing kind concern
warm · gentle · sweet · devoted · cherishing · nurturing · soft · kind
Firm in allegiance
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
true · unwavering · constant · devoted · dutiful · attentive · supportive · doting
Feeling profound respect
- idolizingExcessive admiration of someone
- veneratingRegarding with deep respect
- awestruckOvercome by profound wonder
- admiringFeeling respect and approval
glorifying · exalting · worshipping · reverential · devoted · fawning · starstruck · rapturous
loving
Feeling deep affection
caring · warm · gentle · sweet · devoted · cherishing · nurturing · soft · kind · endearing
loyal
Firm in allegiance
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
steadfast · true · unwavering · constant · devoted · dutiful · attentive · supportive · doting · worshipful
reverent
Feeling profound respect
- idolizingExcessive admiration of someone
- veneratingRegarding with deep respect
- awestruckOvercome by profound wonder
admiring · glorifying · exalting · worshipping · reverential · devoted · fawning · starstruck · rapturous · breathless
- lovingloving, affectionate, amorous, caring, cherishing
- positive regardadmiration, appreciation, esteem, respect, regard
- glorificationglorifying, glorification, exalting, exaltation, idolizing
- looking up toadmiring, respecting, revering, idolizing, venerating
- overparentinghelicopter parenting, helicopter parent, overprotective, overprotection, overprotecting
- submissivesubmissive, subservient, obedient, servile, docile
adoringcontemptuous
Showing open disrespect
scornful · disdainful · despising · irreverent · sneering