What is another word for fond?
560 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ fˈɒnd], [ fˈɒnd], [ f_ˈɒ_n_d]
Fond is a word that describes a feeling of affection or strong liking towards someone or something. It can be used to describe a variety of emotions such as love, adoration, admiration, and partiality. There are several synonyms that can be used to replace the word fond, including affectionate, endearing, warm-hearted, tender, caring, devoted, loyal, or attached. These synonyms can be used in different contexts depending on the situation and desired emphasis. "Affectionate" can imply a deeper emotional attachment, whereas "endearing" suggests a certain charm or appeal. In general, using a synonym can add variety to your writing and help you convey your meaning in a more nuanced way.
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Similar words for fond:
- desirous (adjective)
- enamored (adjective)
- enthusiastic (adjective)
- friendly (adjective)
- loving (adjective)
- palsy-walsy (adjective)
- parental (adjective)
- upbeat (adjective)
- addicted (adjective)
- affectionate (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- amorous (adjective)
- devoted (adjective)
- doting (adjective)
- indulgent (adjective)
- intimate (adjective)
- mad (adjective)
- motherly (adjective)
- romantic (adjective)
- tender (adjective)
Synonyms for Fond:
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adj.
• desirous- Lusting ,
- Thirsting ,
- acquisitive ,
- ardent ,
- covetous ,
- desirous ,
- eager ,
- expectant ,
- grasping ,
- greedy ,
- hankering ,
- hopeful ,
- hungry ,
- itching ,
- longing ,
- needful ,
- passionate ,
- urgent ,
- yearning .
- Valuing ,
- admiring ,
- adoring ,
- bound up ,
- caring ,
- cherishing ,
- endearing ,
- erotic ,
- faithful ,
- infatuated ,
- sentimental ,
- worshipful ,
- expressive .
- de pendent ,
- de-pendent ,
- dis posed ,
- dis-posed ,
- fonder ,
- hyped ,
- more attached ,
- more fanatic ,
- more hyped ,
- more imbued ,
- most attached ,
- most fanatic ,
- most hyped ,
- most imbued ,
- pre disposed ,
- pre-disposed ,
- under influence .
- huggier ,
- huggiest ,
- loveydovey ,
- more caring ,
- more lovey dovey ,
- more lovey-dovey ,
- more loveydovey ,
- most caring ,
- most lovey dovey ,
- most lovey-dovey ,
- most loveydovey .
- fond .
- de voted ,
- de-voted ,
- more adherent ,
- more lovesome ,
- most adherent ,
- most fervid ,
- most lovesome ,
- true blue ,
- true-blue ,
- trueblue ,
- wild about .
- able live with ,
- more overpermissive ,
- more soft shelled ,
- more soft-shelled ,
- more softshelled ,
- most overpermissive ,
- most soft shelled ,
- most soft-shelled ,
- most softshelled ,
- over permissive ,
- soft shelled ,
- softshelled ,
- under standing ,
- under-standing .
- mixest ,
- more bosom ,
- more cherished ,
- more roommate ,
- most bosom ,
- most cherished ,
- most roommate ,
- re gular ,
- re-gular .
Other synonyms:
- deferential ,
- demonstrative ,
- fuzzy ,
- gooey ,
- gushing ,
- laudatory ,
- lovingly ,
- respectful ,
- respectfully ,
- reverent ,
- reverential ,
- wonderingly .
- fondly .
Other relevant words:
- Befooled ,
- Daffy ,
- Fancying ,
- Fatuitous ,
- Fon ,
- Gulled ,
- Hoping ,
- Kind-hearted ,
- Languishing ,
- Love-sick ,
- Nurturing ,
- Soft-hearted ,
- Tender-hearted ,
- Underpinning ,
- Undespairing ,
- Warm-hearted ,
- accessible ,
- addicted ,
- addicted to ,
- adore ,
- affable ,
- affected ,
- affection ,
- affectionate towards ,
- affectionately ,
- airy hopes ,
- amative ,
- amatory ,
- amicable ,
- antifeminist ,
- apish ,
- appetite ,
- apply tension ,
- appreciate ,
- apprehend ,
- apt ,
- ardently ,
- as ,
- asinine ,
- aspiring ,
- assured ,
- at bottom ,
- attached to ,
- attachment ,
- attentive ,
- attitude ,
- avid ,
- base ,
- basement ,
- basis ,
- bask ,
- batty ,
- bed ,
- bedding ,
- bedrock ,
- beguiled ,
- beloved ,
- benevolent ,
- benignant ,
- besotted ,
- bewitched ,
- bigot ,
- bitten ,
- blandly ,
- bootless ,
- born-again ,
- brainless ,
- brotherly ,
- buffoonish ,
- cap-a-pie ,
- captivated ,
- caress ,
- charmed ,
- chauvinist ,
- cherish ,
- cherished ,
- choose ,
- cockeyed ,
- committed ,
- companionable ,
- compassionate ,
- complaisant ,
- concerned ,
- confident ,
- conjugal ,
- considerate ,
- constant ,
- consumer ,
- cordial ,
- cordially ,
- cosset ,
- cottony ,
- crank ,
- cranky ,
- crazy ,
- credulous ,
- daft ,
- dazed ,
- dear ,
- dedicated ,
- delicate ,
- devotee ,
- devout ,
- dizzy ,
- dogmatist ,
- dote ,
- doting ,
- dumb ,
- eagerly ,
- earnest ,
- easily taken in ,
- elect ,
- elevate ,
- empty ,
- enamored ,
- enamoured ,
- enchanted ,
- enjoy ,
- enjoyer ,
- enraptured ,
- ensorcelled ,
- enthusiastic ,
- every ,
- every inch ,
- fair-haired ,
- fairly ,
- fanatic ,
- fascinated ,
- fast ,
- fatherly ,
- fatuous ,
- favorable ,
- favorably ,
- favored ,
- favorite ,
- feeling ,
- fervent ,
- fervently ,
- fiend ,
- fiercely ,
- filial ,
- flaky ,
- floor ,
- flooring ,
- fond of ,
- fondle ,
- fondness ,
- fool ,
- fool's paradise ,
- foolheaded ,
- foolish ,
- footing ,
- foundation ,
- fragile ,
- fuddled ,
- fundament ,
- fundamental ,
- futile ,
- gaga ,
- genial ,
- genially ,
- gentle ,
- gently ,
- golden dream ,
- good-natured ,
- goofy ,
- ground ,
- grounds ,
- groundwork ,
- handle ,
- have ,
- heartily ,
- hearty ,
- heatedly ,
- hold ,
- hold out ,
- hooked ,
- hooked on ,
- hot ,
- hotly ,
- humane ,
- husbandly ,
- hypnotized ,
- hypocrite ,
- idiotic ,
- idolatrous ,
- imbecile ,
- in effect ,
- in good heart ,
- in hopes ,
- in love ,
- in the main ,
- inane ,
- inclined ,
- inclined to ,
- inclined to believe ,
- indulge ,
- indulgent ,
- inept ,
- insane ,
- intrinsically ,
- keen ,
- keen on ,
- keenly ,
- kind ,
- kindly ,
- kooky ,
- leving ,
- lick ,
- like ,
- liking ,
- lonesome ,
- loony ,
- love ,
- loved ,
- lovelorn ,
- lovesick ,
- lovesome ,
- lovey-dovey ,
- loyal ,
- mad ,
- maternal ,
- maternalistic ,
- maudlin ,
- melting ,
- merciful ,
- mesmerized ,
- mild ,
- mildly ,
- millennium ,
- mirage ,
- moderately ,
- moronic ,
- motherly ,
- motivated ,
- mushy ,
- naive ,
- neighborly ,
- nut ,
- nutty ,
- obsessed ,
- opt ,
- overcredulous ,
- overtrusting ,
- palsy-walsy ,
- pamper ,
- parental ,
- partial ,
- partiality ,
- passionately ,
- paternal ,
- patriarchal ,
- pavement ,
- perfervid ,
- pet ,
- pick ,
- placidly ,
- pomp ,
- possess ,
- possessed ,
- practically ,
- precious ,
- predisposed ,
- predisposed to ,
- prefer ,
- principle ,
- promote ,
- protective ,
- quick ,
- racist ,
- radical ,
- rapturous ,
- raw ,
- reach out ,
- relish ,
- responsive ,
- rock bottom ,
- rudiment ,
- sanguine ,
- sappy ,
- screwy ,
- seat ,
- segregationist ,
- senseless ,
- sensitive ,
- sexist ,
- sill ,
- silly ,
- silly over ,
- smitten ,
- sociable ,
- social ,
- soft ,
- soft on ,
- softhearted ,
- softy ,
- solicitous ,
- sore ,
- soup base ,
- special ,
- spellbound ,
- staunch ,
- steadfast ,
- strong ,
- stupid ,
- substantially ,
- substratum ,
- substructure ,
- superstitious ,
- supportive ,
- sweet ,
- sympathetic ,
- taken with ,
- taste ,
- teachable ,
- tenderhearted ,
- tenderly ,
- tenderness ,
- terra firma ,
- thoughtful ,
- thoughtless ,
- throughout ,
- tippy ,
- true ,
- trustful ,
- trusting ,
- uncritical ,
- understand ,
- understanding ,
- understructure ,
- undoubting ,
- unskeptical ,
- unsuspecting ,
- unsuspicious ,
- untoughened ,
- upbeat ,
- uxorious ,
- vain ,
- vehemently ,
- violently ,
- virtually ,
- vulnerable ,
- wacky ,
- warm ,
- warmhearted ,
- warmly ,
- weak ,
- wedded to ,
- well-disposed ,
- wet ,
- whit ,
- white-haired ,
- white-headed ,
- wholehearted ,
- wifely ,
- witless ,
- zealot ,
- zealous ,
- zealously .
- Soft-shelled ,
- able to live with ,
- affectionate ,
- all heart ,
- all over ,
- amorous ,
- behind one ,
- bleeding-heart ,
- boy crazy ,
- caretaking ,
- crazy over ,
- devoted ,
- fairy-tale ,
- fairytale ,
- friendly ,
- girl crazy ,
- given over to ,
- going easy on ,
- gone on ,
- huggy ,
- intimate ,
- lovey dovey ,
- loving ,
- nutty about ,
- over-permissive ,
- overpermissive ,
- prone to ,
- romantic ,
- strung out ,
- stuck on ,
- sweet on ,
- syrupy ,
- tender .
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How to use "Fond" in context?
The word "fond" means to like or to enjoy. Fondness is a strong feeling of attachment to something. Fondness can be either positive or negative. People can have a fondness for certain things, people, places, events, or ideas. Some people have a fondness for animals, others for food, and still others for music. People can also have a fondness for specific people or groups of people. Fondness can be positive or negative, but it always has an emotional component. Fondness can be an important factor in relationships.
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