savour
To enjoy something slowly so the pleasure lasts as long as possible.
savour in a sentence
- Maya savoured every spoonful of the chocolate pudding, making it last the whole of break.
- Grandpa likes to savour his morning tea, taking tiny sips while watching the birds.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to savour?
- Arush
- Bwaste
- Cenjoy
- Dgulp
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C: enjoy. The other three mean the opposite of savour.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to savour?
- Aenjoy
- Bappreciate
- Crush
- Drelish
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C: rush. The other three mean nearly the same as savour.
Words that mean something similar
enjoy, relish, appreciate
Words that mean the opposite
rush, gulp, waste
More words about emotions & feelings
- scorn: A strong feeling that someone or something is useless and deserves no respect.
- seethe: To be so angry inside that you feel like you are boiling.
- serene: Calm, peaceful and untroubled.
- solemn: Very serious and not smiling.
- soothe: To make someone feel calmer or to make pain gentler.
- spellbound: So amazed or interested that you cannot look away.
- subdued: Quieter and less lively than usual.
- sullen: Silent and bad-tempered, refusing to be cheerful.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test