romantic

[roh-man-tik] / roʊˈmæn tɪk /

ADJECTIVE

sentimental, idealistic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adventurous amorous charming colorful corny dreamy erotic exciting exotic fanciful fantastic fascinating glamorous maudlin mysterious nostalgic passionate tender utopian whimsical

STRONG

daring visionary wild

WEAK

bathetic chimerical chivalrous enchanting extravagant fairy-tale fond idyllic impractical lovey-dovey loving mushy picturesque poetic quixotic sloppy soppy starry-eyed syrupy tear-jerking unrealistic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring cold cool dull familiar frigid indifferent ordinary plain real repulsive uncaring unenthusiastic unimaginative uninteresting unromantic usual

WEAK

pragmatic realistic

Example Sentences

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The track has been sampled by Snoop Dogg and the Black Eyed Peas, and appeared in films like the 2009 hit romantic comedy The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Men and women both will find a number of alarming concepts in the gender-flipping comedy “Ladies First,” not the least of which will be the idea of Sacha Baron Cohen as a romantic lead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Media company Run-A-Muck has announced that it is developing “Courtside,” a sports romantic comedy set in the world of professional basketball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The intention was to create musical theater entertainment built around generational conflict — a longstanding device of romantic comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Lexie, meanwhile, was having romantic troubles of her own.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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