Antonyms for endeared


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-deer
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdɪər


Definition of endeared

Origin :
  • 1580s, "to enhance the value of," also "win the affection of," from en- (1) "make, put in" + dear (adj.). Meaning "to make dear" is from 1640s. Related: Endeared; endearing.
  • verb attract attention
Example sentences :
  • You know how Evelyn is endeared to me by certain recollections!
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • He was endeared to Laura by the memory of a happy childhood.
  • Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
  • He had a keen sense of humour, which, without doubt, endeared him to Erasmus.
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
  • The house is gone, but it is endeared to me by a very p. 10strange memory.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs » by Charles Godfrey Leland
  • It was the odd way he did it which endeared him to us, as if apologizing for the kindness.
  • Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • Suddenly the possession of Llanfeare was endeared to him by a thousand charms.
  • Extract from : « Cousin Henry » by Anthony Trollope
  • What he was endeared him to us, even more than the things he did.
  • Extract from : « Lafayette » by Martha Foote Crow
  • I must close the list; one only and the bestthe most endeared of them allDr.
  • Extract from : « Spare Hours » by John Brown
  • I told him, nothing,' and this conduct—so different from that of others, 'endeared me to him.'
  • Extract from : « The English Utilitarians, Volume I. » by Leslie Stephen
  • It was by these wild means that she endeared herself to the folks on the farm.
  • Extract from : « The Watchers of the Plains » by Ridgewell Cullum

Synonyms for endeared

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