Synonyms of the word

dear

• adj. Loved; lovable.
• adj. Loving, affectionate, heartfelt.
• adj. Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
• adj. High in price; expensive.
• adj. A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
• adj. A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
• adj. An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior.
• adj. (obsolete) Noble.
• n. A very kind, loving person.
• n. A beloved person.
• v. (obsolete) To endear.
• adv. dearly; at a high price.
• adj. Severe(ly affected), sore.
• adj. (obsolete) Fierce.

affectionately

• adv. In an affectionate manner.

beloved

• adj. Loved.
• n. Someone who is loved; something that is loved.
• v. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of belove.

close

• v. (physical) To remove a gap.
• v. (social) To finish, to terminate.
• v. To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
• v. (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
• n. An end or conclusion.
• n. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
• n. A grapple in wrestling.
• n. (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
• n. (music) A double bar marking the end.
• adj. (now rare) Closed, shut.
• adj. Narrow; confined.
• adj. At a little distance; near.
• adj. Intimate; well-loved.
• adj. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
• adj. (Ireland, England, Scotland, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
• adj. (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
• adj. Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
• adj. (obsolete) Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
• adj. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
• adj. Short.
• adj. (archaic) Dense; solid; compact.
• adj. (archaic) Concise; to the point.
• adj. (dated) Difficult to obtain.
• adj. (dated) Parsimonious; stingy.
• adj. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
• adj. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
• adj. Marked, evident.
• n. (now rare) An enclosed field.
• n. (Britain) A street that ends in a dead end.
• n. (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the…
• n. (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
• n. A cathedral close.
• n. (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.

costly

• adj. Of high cost; expensive.

darling

• n. A person who is dear to one.
• n. (by extension) A person or thing very popular with a certain group.
• adj. Dear; cherished.
• adj. charming.

dearest

• adj. superlative form of dear: most dear.
• n. A beloved person; a term of endearment.

dearly

• adv. in a dear manner.

devout

• adj. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties; absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion;…
• adj. (archaic) Expressing devotion or piety.
• adj. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest.
• n. (obsolete) A devotee.
• n. (obsolete) A devotional composition, or part of a composition; devotion.

earnest

• n. Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
• n. Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence).
• v. (transitive) To be serious with; use in earnest.
• adj. Serious in speech or action; eager; urgent; importunate; pressing; instant.
• adj. (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.
• adj. Intent; fixed closely.
• adj. Possessing or characterised by seriousness; strongly bent; intent.
• adj. Strenuous; diligent.
• adj. Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; not trifling or feigned; important.
• n. A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something…
• v. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of earn.

expensive

• adj. Having a high price or cost.
• adj. (computing) Taking a lot of system time or resources.

good

• adj. (of people).
• adj. (of capabilities).
• adj. (of properties and qualities).
• adj. (colloquial) With "and", extremely.
• adj. Holy (especially when capitalized).
• adj. (of quantities).
• interj. That is good; an elliptical exclamation of satisfaction or commendation.
• adv. (nonstandard) Well; satisfactorily or thoroughly.
• n. (uncountable) The forces or behaviors that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and…
• n. (countable) A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
• n. (uncountable) The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes…
• n. (countable, usually in the plural) An item of merchandise.
• v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
• v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make good; turn to good; improve.
• v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To make improvements or repairs.
• v. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To benefit; gain.
• v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
• v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
• v. (reflexive, now chiefly dialectal) To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
• v. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.

heartfelt

• adj. Felt or believed deeply and sincerely.

high-priced

• adj. expensive.

honey

• n. (uncountable) A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or…
• n. (countable) A variety of this substance.
• n. (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
• n. A term of affection.
• n. (countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
• n. A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance)…
• adj. Describing a thing involving or resembling honey.
• adj. A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of honey.
• v. To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.
• v. To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.

innocent

• adj. Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
• adj. Bearing no legal responsibility for a wrongful act.
• adj. Naive; artless.
• adj. (obsolete) Not harmful; innocuous; harmless.
• adj. (with of) Having no knowledge (of something).
• adj. (with of) Lacking (something).
• adj. Lawful; permitted.
• adj. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture.
• n. Those who are innocent; young children.

lamb

• n. A young sheep.
• n. The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.
• n. (figuratively) A person who is meek, docile and easily led.
• n. A simple, unsophisticated person.
• n. (finance, slang) One who ignorantly speculates on the stock exchange and is victimized.
• v. (intransitive) Of a sheep, to give birth.
• v. (transitive or intransitive) To assist (sheep) to give birth.

love

• n. (uncountable) Strong affection.
• n. (countable) The object of one’s romantic feelings; a darling or sweetheart.
• n. (colloquial, Britain) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
• n. (euphemistic) A sexual desire; sexual activity.
• n. Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members,…
• n. (obsolete) A thin silk material.
• n. A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
• v. (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
• v. (transitive) To need, thrive on.
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
• v. (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive) To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
• v. (transitive) To derive delight from a fact or situation.
• v. (transitive) To lust for.
• v. (transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.).
• v. (transitive, obsolete or Britain dialectal) To praise; commend.
• v. (transitive, obsolete or Britain dialectal) To praise as of value; prize; set a price on.
• n. (racquet sports) Zero, no score.

loved

• v. simple past tense and past participle of love.
• adj. Being the object of love.

lover

• n. One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend,…
• n. A sexual partner.
• n. A person who loves something.
• n. (West Country, with "my") An informal term of address for any friend.

near

• adj. Physically close.
• adj. Closely connected or related.
• adj. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
• adj. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
• adj. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
• adj. (of an event) Approaching.
• adj. Approximate, almost.
• adj. (dated) Next to the driver, when he is on foot; (US) on the left of an animal or a team.
• adj. (obsolete) Immediate; direct; close; short.
• adj. (obsolete, slang) Stingy; parsimonious.
• adv. Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
• adv. (colloquial) nearly.
• prep. Close to, in close proximity to.
• prep. Close to in time.
• v. To come closer to; to approach.
• n. The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.

pricey

• adj. (informal) Expensive, dear.

pricy

• adj. (informal) Alternative spelling of pricey.

sincere

• adj. Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt.
• adj. Meant truly or earnestly.