What are some opposite words for affection?
Antonyms for affection
əˈfɛk ʃənaf·fec·tion
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term affection.
Wiktionary
affectionnoun
Kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; settled good will.
Usage note: often in the plural; formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or toward(s); as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children
Synonyms:
attachment, passion, fondness, tenderness, kindness, love
English Synonyms and Antonyms
affection
An attachment is a feeling that binds a person by ties of heart to another person or thing; we speak of a man's adherence to his purpose, his adhesion to his party, or to anything to which he clings tenaciously, tho with no special tenderness; of his attachment to his church, to the old homestead, or to any persons or objects that he may hold dear. Affection expresses more warmth of feeling; we should not speak of a mother's attachment to her babe, but of her affection or of her devotion. Inclination expresses simply a tendency, which may be good or bad, yielded to or overcome; as, an inclination to study; an inclination to drink. Regard is more distant than affection or attachment, but closer and warmer than esteem; we speak of high esteem, kind regard. Compare ACQUAINTANCE; APPENDAGE; FRIENDSHIP; LOVE; UNION.
Antonyms:
alienation, animosity, antipathy, aversion, coolness, dislike, distance, divorce, enmity, estrangement, indifference, opposition, repugnance, separation, severanceSynonyms:
adherence, adhesion, attachment, devotion, esteem, esteem, estimation, friendship, inclination, love, regard, tenderness, unionPreposition:
Attachment of a true man to his friends; attachment to a leader for his nobility of character; the attachments between two persons or things; attachment by muscular fibers, or by a rope, etc.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
affection
Antonyms:
insensibility, indifference, repugnance, disaffection, repulsionSynonyms:
influence, condition, state, inclination, bent, mood, humor, feeling, love, desire, propensity
Matched Categories
Princeton's WordNet
affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philianoun
a positive feeling of liking
"he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
Synonyms:
rawness, partiality, affectionateness, substance, philia, meat, centre, lovingness, center, tenderness, core, marrow, sum, nerve, ticker, warmth, fancy, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, spirit, softheartedness, gist, tenderheartedness, warmness, inwardness, pith, heart, bosom, pump, essence, mettle, warmheartedness, heart and soul, fondness, soreness, spunk, eye, middle
How to use affection in a sentence?
In the education of children there is nothing like alluring the interest and affection, otherwise you only make so many asses laden with books.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:
It doesn't change a bit for me, my affection for him, my respect for him as a leader and as a person.
Wow ! I am amazed at the kindness and affection I have received.
I can retain neither respect nor affection for a government which has been moving from wrong to wrong in order to defend its immorality.
To laugh often and much to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others to leave the world a little better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1368 | distance | |
#4862 | divorce | |
#5349 | opposition | |
#6234 | separation | |
#15988 | affection | |
#17397 | dislike | |
#23043 | severance | |
#25345 | indifference | |
#28886 | alienation | |
#29456 | aversion | |
#41342 | coolness | |
#48768 | animosity | |
#50674 | enmity | |
#53901 | repulsion | |
#78152 | antipathy | |
#89530 | estrangement | |
#98134 | disaffection | |
#143011 | repugnance | |
#189206 | insensibility |
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