Cherished and Lost

Cherished

Cherished adjective - Granted special treatment or attention.

Lost is an antonym for cherished.

Nearby Word: cherishing

Lost

Lost adjective - No longer possessed.
Usage example: we searched all over the house for the lost keys

Cherished is an antonym for lost.

Nearby Word: losing

Both words in one sentence

  • Anime / The Tower of Druaga The Power of Friendship Schmuck Banquet: In the second series there is a mansion that gives the visitors cherished things they have lost in the past, from childhood toys to brining back their lost companions from the dead.
  • Literature / Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Through him I have lost all that I loved, cherished, and venerated — country, wife, children, father, and mother.
  • Revenge by Proxy The ending makes it clear that resolved nothing, and that both of them would continue to fight each other for the rest of their lives even though both of them had lost what they cherished most.
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