be in love with

VERB

fancy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

care for crave

STRONG

approve desire endorse favor like prefer relish sanction

WEAK

be attracted to be captivated by be enamored of crazy about dream of fall for long for lust after mad for set one's heart on take a liking to take to wild for wish for yearn for

Antonyms

STRONG

disapprove dislike hate oppose refuse reject

VERB

love

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire care for cherish choose go for prefer prize treasure worship

STRONG

adulate canonize deify esteem exalt fancy glorify idolize venerate

WEAK

be attached to be captivated by be crazy about be enamored of be enchanted by be fascinated with be fond of delight in dote on fall for gone on have affection for have it bad hold dear hold high long for lose one's heart to put on pedestal think the world of thrive with wild for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

despise dislike hate not care

STRONG

castigate condemn criticize debase degrade humiliate lower mock

WEAK

abstain scorn

Example Sentences

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They may get free housework out of it, but at the cost of something way better: to be in love with someone you actually like and respect.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

I fell in love once, and I’ll always be in love with that person.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023

And I loved how gently Song’s script explored the idea of how Nora, the main character, could be in love with one person, and yet have another person mean home to her.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2023

“My sister-in-law had turkeys, and I was followed around by one that seemed to be in love with me a number of years ago,” he said.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2022

I’ll be in love with him forever, and he’ll know it.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

be in love with

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