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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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Australia's ballad "Eclipse" evokes a love affair between planets.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Yet for as long as America’s love affair with baseball has lasted, the sport’s practitioners knew shockingly little about how the game was truly played for most of that time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

I really did have a great rapport with them, and they would pull on my beard, and we really had a wonderful love affair.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

But a few months into my love affair with my 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5, a repair and insurance nightmare began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

At any time, Maggie Fox could release details of the love affair to the newspapers.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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