Doting

//ˈdəʊtɪŋ//

Synonyms for "doting" (96 found)

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Closest matches (20)

adoring affection affectionate aging ancient apish asinine batty befooled beguiled besotted brainless buffoonish childish childlike cockeyed crazy credulous daffy

Adjective(1 words)

adoring

Strong matches (28)

daft dazed dear declining decrepit devoted dizzy doddering doddery doited dumb easily taken in easy of belief fading fatuitous fatuous flaky fond fool foolheaded

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foolish fuddled futile gaga getting on goofy

Adjective(1 words)

fond

Adjective(1 words)

fond

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5 relation types

Synonyms

1 entries

adoring

derived

3 entries

dotingly dotingness undoting

form of

1 entries

dote

related to

5 entries

affection dote fondness love reverence

similar

1 entries

loving

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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He is not your common doting parent.

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He was a beloved husband and a doting father.

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Mom, you keep doting on Yoshiki. You don't care about me, do you?

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As always, you are a doting parent.

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