Synonyms and antonyms of Loved, liked or wanted very much in British Thesaurus

dear (adjective)

loved or liked very much

desirable (adjective)

something that is desirable has qualities that make you want it

precious (adjective)

loved or valued by someone

darling (adjective)

loved very much by someone

wanted (adjective)

loved and looked after by other people

desired (adjective)

used about things that people want to have or achieve

pet (adjective)

liked more than anything else

favourite (adjective)

your favourite person or thing of a particular kind is the one that you like the best

longed-for (adjective)

mainly literary wanted very much for a long time

to die for ()

so good that you want to have it very much

a poor man’s something ()

used about someone who is less successful, popular etc when compared with another person

beloved (adjective)

a beloved friend, object etc is one that you love very much. This word is sometimes used humorously to say that someone likes something too much

beloved (adjective)

very much liked by someone

best (adverb)

used for saying that someone or something is liked or known more than any other

better (adverb)

used for saying that one person or thing is liked or known more than another

dearest (adjective)

old-fashioned most loved or liked

desirable (adjective)

used for saying that you would like something to happen

fave (adjective)

informal favourite

favored ()

the American spelling of favoured

favorite ()

the American spelling of favourite

favoured (adjective)

preferred or chosen

forlorn (adjective)

wanted by you very much despite knowing that there is little chance of getting what you want

hoped-for (adjective)

wanted and expected

in someone’s bad/good books ()

used for saying that someone is annoyed with you/pleased with you

Marmite (adjective)

British used for describing something that people tend to strongly like or strongly dislike

sought-after (adjective)

wanted by many people but not easy to get

top (adjective)

Britishinformal used about someone who you like very much

to someone’s liking ()

if something is to someone’s liking, they like it or approve of it

welcome (adjective)

if you are welcome, or are a welcome visitor at a place, people are pleased that you are there

welcome (adjective)

if something is welcome, people are happy about it because it is pleasant or because they need it