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forbidden love

NOUN

love affair

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adultery affair courtship dalliance devotion fling flirtation infidelity involvement liaison love passion relationship tryst

WEAK

affair of the heart affaire de coeur amour entanglement extracurricular activity hanky-panky illicit love intrigue ménage à trois romance romantic affair seduction sexual relationship outside of marriage thing triangle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike faithfulness hate hatred indifference

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A tale about forbidden love and Taiwanese food has won the International Booker Prize, becoming the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Woven throughout the storyline of Tita de la Garza and Pedro Muzquiz’s forbidden love is the power struggle between a small pool of wealthy landowners and politicians and the people who serve them.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2025

“Hauntings, exorcisms, incantations, forbidden love — “The Hacienda” transports one to a world where love triumphs over demons.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2023

In her frustration, Tita learns to express herself, as well as her forbidden love for Pedro, through her extraordinary cooking.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2023

Though it was a forbidden love, still he felt it to be the worthiest thing about him, and the purest, and the deepest.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

forbidden love

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