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romance

[roh-mans, roh-mans, roh-mans] / roʊˈmæns, ˈroʊ mæns, roʊˈmæns /
NOUN
love affair
Synonyms
STRONG
affair amour attachment courtship enchantment fascination fling flirtation intrigue liaison love passion relationship
WEAK
affair of the heart love story
Antonyms
STRONG
dislike hate hatred
NOUN
fanciful story or narrative
Synonyms
STRONG
ballad fantasy fiction idealization idyll legend lyric melodrama novel story tale
WEAK
fairy tale love story tear-jerker
Antonyms
STRONG
nonfiction truth
NOUN
adventure, flight of fancy
Synonyms
STRONG
charm color excitement exoticness fancy fantasy fascination glamour hazard idealization idyll mystery nostalgia risk sentiment venture
WEAK
fairy tale
Antonyms
STRONG
boredom certainty dullness fact reality safety surety truth

Example Sentences

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I was four months past the bruising crash of a long-distance romance, armed with a new vow: No more cross-country heartbreak.

From Los Angeles Times

HarperCollins expects a boost for its “Bridgerton” romance books with the new season of the Netflix show, and will publish “Peace Be With You!” by Pope Leo XIV later this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

All of the romance and wistfulness of the concert can’t undo years of heartbreak and resentment.

From Salon

On April 3, the Los Angeles Times will bring its popular dating and romance column L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

“You can take a broom and romance it.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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