LOVE Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word love. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LOVE
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passion | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strong feeling or emotion • the suffering of Jesus at the Crucifixion • the trait of being intensely emotional • something that is desired intensely • an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action • a feeling of strong sexual desire • any object of warm affection or devotion | ||||||||
romance | nounn | |||||||
adjective • relating to languages derived from Latin noun • the group of languages derived from Latin • a relationship between two lovers • an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) • a story dealing with love • a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life verb • make amorous advances towards • have a love affair with • talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions • tell romantic or exaggerated lies | ||||||||
admiration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of delighted approval and liking • the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising • a favorable judgment | ||||||||
adoration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of profound love and admiration • the act of admiring strongly • the worship given to God alone | ||||||||
affection | nounn | |||||||
noun • a positive feeling of liking | ||||||||
ardor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) • intense feeling of love • feelings of great warmth and intensity | ||||||||
attachment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of affection for a person or an institution • a supplementary part or accessory • a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding • a connection that fastens things together • faithful support for a cause or political party or religion • the act of attaching or affixing something • the act of fastening things together | ||||||||
care | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something • judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger • an anxious feeling • a cause for feeling concern • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • activity involved in maintaining something in good working order verb • feel concern or interest • provide care for • to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something • be in charge of, act on, or dispose of • be concerned with | ||||||||
crush | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated • a dense crowd of people • temporary love of an adolescent • the act of crushing verb • come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • break into small pieces • humiliate or depress completely • crush or bruise • make ineffective • become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure | ||||||||
desire | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state • an inclination to want things • something that is desired verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • expect and wish • express a desire for | ||||||||
devotion | nounn | |||||||
noun • feelings of ardent love • commitment to some purpose • religious zeal; the willingness to serve God • (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently) | ||||||||
emotion | nounn | |||||||
noun • any strong feeling | ||||||||
enchantment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual • a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation • a magical spell | ||||||||
fervor | nounn | |||||||
noun • feelings of great warmth and intensity • the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up | ||||||||
flame | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke verb • shine with a sudden light • be in flames or aflame • criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium | ||||||||
fondness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a predisposition to like something • a positive feeling of liking • a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love | ||||||||
friendship | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being friends (or friendly) | ||||||||
infatuation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration • temporary love of an adolescent • an object of extravagant short-lived passion | ||||||||
liking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment | ||||||||
sentiment | nounn | |||||||
noun • tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion • a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | ||||||||