treasure | Definition of treasure

treasure

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of treasure

1 to hold dear

I'll always treasure the time my friend and I spent together this past summer

Synonyms of treasure

appreciate, cherish, love, prize, value

Words Related to treasure

delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), like, relish, revel (in)

admire, apprize, esteem, regard, respect, revere, reverence, venerate

enshrine, memorialize

adore, caress, dote (on), idolize, worship

Phrases Synonymous with treasure

set store by (or set store on)

Near Antonyms of treasure

abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe

disdain, high-hat, scorn, scout, slight, sniff (at), snub

bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, kiss off, minimize, put down, write off

abandon, forget, neglect

Antonyms of treasure

2 to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place

a trove of fine wines that he had lovingly treasured over the years

Synonyms of treasure

cache, hoard, lay away, lay by, lay in, lay up, put by, salt away, squirrel (away), stash, stockpile, store, stow

Words Related to treasure

accumulate, acquire, amass, assemble, collect, concentrate, garner, gather, pick up, round up, scrape (together)

heap, pile, stack

conserve, husband, preserve

bank, coffer, deposit, hold, keep, reserve, retain, save, set by, stock, withhold

bury, conceal, ensconce, secrete

Phrases Synonymous with treasure

Near Antonyms of treasure

cast, discard, ditch, dump, fling (off or away), jettison, throw away, throw out, unload

consume, squander, use up, waste

hand out, hand over, relinquish, surrender

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), lavish, misspend, run through, spend

deplete, exhaust, expend, impoverish

dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter