Synonyms for dear
- adjective
- noun
- adverb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Expensive — high in price; expensive
expensive, high-priced, high, pricey informal, costly, fancy, sumptuous, steep, spendy US, spenny UK, lickpenny dated
2. Loving — loving, affectionate, heartfelt
loving, heart-felt, sincere, fond, affectionate, warm-hearted, cordial, tender dated
4. Cherished — precious to or greatly valued by someone
Noun
1. Darling
darling, love, sweetheart, dearie informal, sweetie, sister, honey, favorite US, favourite UK, baby, babby US, babe, sugar baby, bae, sugar, ducks UK
Other
Adverb
1. Dearly — dearly; at a high price
Definitions
- adj. 1
High in price; expensive.
The dearer the jewel, the greater the love expressed.
- adj. 2
Loved; lovable.
- n. 1
A very kind, loving person.
My little cousin is such a dear, always drawing me pictures.
- adv. 1
Dearly; at a high price.
Forms
- Plural
- dears → darlings, loves, sweethearts, dearies…
Example sentences
- loving I am loving Tatoeba despite all its imperfections.
- beloved You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- cherished Every moment spent with you is a cherished memory.
- nice Suddenly, it started to look almost nice and warm.
- sweet Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour.
By length
- 3 letters
- bae1
- 4 letters
- good1, high1, love1, nice1, near1, baby2, babe1, lamb1, fond1, lief1, gurt
- 5 letters
- great1, loved1, sweet1, sugar2, honey2, fancy2, steep1, ducks1, babby
- 6 letters
- sister2, lovely2, loving2, worthy2, tender2, valued2, costly2, benign2, dearly2, pricey2, devout2, dearie, spendy, spenny
- 7 letters
- special2, beloved2, darling2, sincere2, earnest2, sweetie2, lovable3, cordial2
- 8 letters
- favorite3, valuable3, precious2
- 9 letters
- expensive3, favourite3, respected3, cherished2, treasured2, sumptuous2, lickpenny
- 10 letters
- sweetheart2, benevolent4
- 12 letters
- affectionate4
- 14 letters
- affectionately5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby2 = 2 syllables).