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love affair

NOUN
love relationship
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 forbidden love 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

Example Sentences

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The Vanguard option is the modern-day incarnation of the storied Vanguard 500 fund, which kicked off investors’ love affair with index investing in the 1970s.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Yet the love affair between Freeman and Braves fans was so evident in his 2022 return to Atlanta that, in the moment, Clayton Kershaw said, “I hope we’re not second fiddle.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

After a three-year love affair with anything related to artificial intelligence, U.S. investors are flocking to the factory owners, fast-food restaurants and commodity companies that have seemingly strong odds of surviving the technological revolution intact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

It doesn’t hurt that I’m having a love affair with my pink phone.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

However, the brief love affair with zero and infinity was not to last.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.