Thesaurus / loves
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synonyms for loves
- affection
- appreciation
- devotion
- emotion
- fondness
- friendship
- infatuation
- lust
- passion
- respect
- taste
- tenderness
- yearning
- adulation
- allegiance
- amity
- amorousness
- amour
- ardor
- attachment
- case
- cherishing
- crush
- delight
- devotedness
- enchantment
- enjoyment
- fervor
- fidelity
- flame
- hankering
- idolatry
- inclination
- involvement
- like
- partiality
- piety
- rapture
- regard
- relish
- sentiment
- weakness
- worship
- zeal
- ardency
- mad for
- soft spot
- passion
- lover
- angel
- sweet
- honey
- dear
- admirer
- girlfriend
- beloved
- inamorata
- darling
- sweetheart
- paramour
- beau
- Romeo
- truelove
- suitor
- spark
- boyfriend
- swain
- flame
- courter
- valentine
- dearest
- inamorato
- Juliet
- dear one
- loved one
- prize
- treasure
- prefer
- admire
- choose
- cherish
- worship
- go for
- glorify
- canonize
- deify
- fancy
- idolize
- exalt
- venerate
- adulate
- esteem
- delight in
- dote on
- fall for
- care for
- be attached to
- be captivated by
- be crazy about
- be enamored of
- be enchanted by
- be fascinated with
- be fond of
- be in love with
- gone on
- have affection for
- have it bad
- hold dear
- hold high
- long for
- put on pedestal
- think the world of
- thrive with
- wild for
- lose one's heart to
- feel
- embrace
- kiss
- shine
- fondle
- lick
- court
- neck
- tryst
- pet
- cuddle
- woo
- cosset
- soothe
- stroke
- caress
- cling
- press
- hug
- hold
- clasp
- make love
- draw close
- look tenderly
- take into one's arms
antonyms for loves
MOST RELEVANT
- not care
- mock
- lower
- debase
- criticize
- abstain
- scorn
- humiliate
- degrade
- condemn
- castigate
- hate
- dislike
- despise
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She loves me ardently; and her power with my father, except on one point, is almost omnipotent.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERTapping the trees for tuba is dangerous work, but Alila, you know, loves danger.
ALILA, OUR LITTLE PHILIPPINE COUSINMARY HAZELTON WADEAlack, I cannot sleep a wink myself, so as sorrow loves sympathy, I came to have a chat with you.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIETwo of the fathers were Mars and Anchises; and there are several other legends about the loves of Venus.
CHAUCER'S WORKS, VOLUME 1 (OF 7) -- ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE; MINOR POEMSGEOFFREY CHAUCERShe does not love me but she loves a young man who not only has not the learning of the dwarfs, but no other learning either.
HONEY-BEEANATOLE FRANCEIt is not an idle thing to do so much, by the utterance of a few brief words, for one who loves us beyond all else.
OLIVER TWIST, VOL. II (OF 3)CHARLES DICKENSIt will add ever so much to our fun—everybody I know simply loves and envies me my darling 'calico' pony!
DOROTHY AT SKYRIEEVELYN RAYMONDAnd I know what you don't know—that Vera is taking a desperate step for the sake of a man she loves.
THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWNFRED M. WHITEGrander and grander the melody rose, voicing loves triumph with wondrous sweetness and palpitating rhythm.
THE FIFTH STRING JOHN PHILIP SOUSAOld Sanders tapped with both hands on his shining cranium and asked, Are you confident he loves her?
THE FIFTH STRING JOHN PHILIP SOUSA