Affection
Affection noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.
Usage example: an elderly couple showing their affection for each other by little acts of kindness
Liking is a synonym for affection in fondness topic. In some cases you can use "Liking" instead a noun "Affection", when it comes to topics like affinity, compassion, opinion, inclination. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
How words are described
| loving | loving affection | loving liking |
| particular | particular affection | particular liking |
| instant | instant affection | instant liking |
| genuine | genuine affection | genuine liking |
| Other adjectives: honest, open, simple, strong, extreme, great, intense, little, personal, secret, less, mere, mutual, obsessive, sudden. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- In his own words, "I look at people and see nothing worth liking." His son H.W is the only person he treats with anything resembling affection, and that only lasts so long.
Source: Misanthrope Supreme -
During her time as Daisy, she receives Donald's affection for Daisy and takes a liking to their romance.
Source: Becoming the Mask -
Whatever affection he does show Garrigan is mixed with a godawful amount of emotional manipulation, and Garrigan eventually realizes that he's simply a pet to which Amin has momentarily taken a liking, not a friend.
Source: Faux Affably Evil
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Liking and Affection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affection/liking
Affection & Liking. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affection/liking>.
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