- affection
- appreciation
- devotion
- emotion
- fondness
- friendship
- infatuation
- lust
- passion
- respect
- 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
- lover
- passion
- admirer
- angel
- beau
- beloved
- boyfriend
- darling
- dear
- dearest
- flame
- girlfriend
- honey
- inamorata
- inamorato
- paramour
- Romeo
- spark
- suitor
- swain
- sweet
- sweetheart
- truelove
- valentine
- courter
- dear one
- Juliet
- loved one
- admire
- care for
- cherish
- choose
- go for
- prefer
- prize
- treasure
- worship
- adulate
- canonize
- deify
- esteem
- exalt
- fancy
- glorify
- idolize
- venerate
- 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
- delight in
- dote on
- fall for
- gone on
- have affection for
- have it bad
- hold dear
- hold high
- long for
- lose one’s heart to
- put on pedestal
- think the world of
- thrive with
- wild for
- embrace
- feel
- kiss
- caress
- clasp
- cling
- cosset
- court
- cuddle
- fondle
- hold
- hug
- lick
- neck
- pet
- press
- shine
- soothe
- stroke
- tryst
- woo
- draw close
- look tenderly
- make love
- take into one’s arms
On this page you’ll find 294 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to love, such as: affection, appreciation, devotion, emotion, fondness, and friendship.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is another word for love?
Where do we begin? Love is often classified and categorized in terms of what type of relationship is being discussed, such as with terms like romantic love and platonic love, or with fancier words like eros or agape.
People who love each other romantically are said to be in love. Instantaneous love is called love at first sight.
Love is often described in terms of how serious or deep it is, as in terms like true love and unconditional love, or whether it’s reciprocated, as in unrequited love.
Synonyms for love that can imply varying levels of intensity or intimacy include fondness, affection, devotion, and adoration.
Love is also used as a noun in the sense of a person you love or have loved romantically, as in She was my first love or It’s a story of two loves reunited. The word lover is sometimes used in the same way, but this typically implies a sexual relationship. The word love is also often used in the context of sex in euphemisms like make love.
In more general contexts, we call the people we love loved ones. You might call someone my love as a term of endearment, much like my dear or my darling. Someone who is well loved is often described as beloved.
As a verb, there are a few synonyms that are sometimes used for love, such as adore, admire, cherish, and even treasure. But many words don’t really capture the fullness and depth of what love can mean.
For that, we usually look to the poets.
Among the wisest said that Love is a battlefield. Others have said that Love is all you need (all you need is love). If you’ve been to a lot of weddings, you’ve heard that love is patient, love is kind—love never fails. Shakespeare didn’t say that Love is a many splendored thing, but he did say that Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love is a lot of things. Love is a four-letter word. LOVE is a sculpture in Philadelphia (the city of brotherly love—not to be confused with the other City of Love). In tennis, love is nothing. In life, love is everything.
Some people see love as a feeling, an emotion. Others see it as an action. In this sense, perhaps the closest synonym for love is work. That’s what’s meant when it’s said that Love is a verb—love is a doing word.
Sometimes, there’s no other word for it, no better way to say it: love is love.
What is a stronger word for love?
- despise
- dislike
- hate
- not care
- castigate
- condemn
- criticize
- debase
- degrade
- humiliate
- lower
- mock
- abstain
- scorn
- ignore
- let go
- push away
- release
- abstain
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WORDS RELATED TO LOVE
- account
- adoration
- affection
- applause
- appreciation
- approbation
- approval
- deference
- delight
- esteem
- estimation
- favor
- fondness
- glorification
- homage
- honor
- idolatry
- idolization
- liking
- love
- marveling
- obeisance
- pleasure
- praise
- prizing
- recognition
- regard
- reverence
- valuing
- veneration
- wonder
- wonderment
- worship
- affaire
- amour
- carrying-on
- extracurricular activity
- fling
- goings-on
- hanky-panky
- intimacy
- intrigue
- liaison
- love
- playing around
- relationship
- rendezvous
- romance
- thing together
- two-timing
- amore
- ardor
- attachment
- care
- case
- closeness
- concern
- crush
- desire
- devotion
- emotion
- endearment
- feeling
- friendliness
- friendship
- good will
- hankering
- heart
- inclination
- itch
- kindness
- liking
- love
- passion
- predilection
- propensity
- puppy love
- regard
- sentiment
- shine
- soft spot
- solicitude
- tenderness
- warmth
- weakness
- yen
- affection
- farewell
- goodbye
- hello
- love
- salutation
- appetite
- ardor
- aspiration
- avidity
- craving
- desire
- drive
- eagerness
- earnestness
- emulation
- energy
- enterprise
- enthusiasm
- fire in belly
- get up and go
- hankering
- hope
- hunger
- initiative
- itch
- keenness
- longing
- love
- lust
- moxie
- passion
- pretension
- push
- right stuff
- spirit
- striving
- thirst
- vigor
- yearning
- zeal
- appetites
- ardors
- aspirations
- avidities
- cravings
- desires
- drives
- eagerness
- earnestness
- emulations
- energies
- enterprises
- enthusiasms
- fire in bellies
- get up and gos
- hankerings
- hopes
- hunger
- initiatives
- itches
- keenness
- longings
- loves
- lust
- moxies
- passions
- pretensions
- pushes
- right stuffs
- spirits
- strivings
- thirsts
- vigor
- yearnings
- zeal
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1
as in to value
to hold dear
patriots who loved their country well enough to die for it
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in to adore
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for
a husband who loves his wife more than anything
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in to enjoy
to take pleasure in
I love playing Frisbee in the summer rain
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
4
as in to caress
to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner
the baby responded to my caresses and kisses by loving me right back
1
as in affection
a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone
her love for her children was truly selfless
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in darling
a person with whom one is in love
she is the love of my life
3
as in like
positive regard for something
a love of chocolate, which I will pay anything to indulge
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
4
as in fling
a brief romantic relationship
he refused to discuss past loves
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Below is a massive list of love words — that is, words related to love. The top 4 are: lover, passion, beloved and adore. You can get the definition(s) of a word in the list below by tapping the question-mark icon next to it. The words at the top of the list are the ones most associated with love, and as you go down the relatedness becomes more slight. By default, the words are sorted by relevance/relatedness, but you can also get the most common love terms by using the menu below, and there’s also the option to sort the words alphabetically so you can get love words starting with a particular letter. You can also filter the word list so it only shows words that are also related to another word of your choosing. So for example, you could enter «lover» and click «filter», and it’d give you words that are related to love and lover.
You can highlight the terms by the frequency with which they occur in the written English language using the menu below. The frequency data is extracted from the English Wikipedia corpus, and updated regularly. If you just care about the words’ direct semantic similarity to love, then there’s probably no need for this.
There are already a bunch of websites on the net that help you find synonyms for various words, but only a handful that help you find related, or even loosely associated words. So although you might see some synonyms of love in the list below, many of the words below will have other relationships with love — you could see a word with the exact opposite meaning in the word list, for example. So it’s the sort of list that would be useful for helping you build a love vocabulary list, or just a general love word list for whatever purpose, but it’s not necessarily going to be useful if you’re looking for words that mean the same thing as love (though it still might be handy for that).
If you’re looking for names related to love (e.g. business names, or pet names), this page might help you come up with ideas. The results below obviously aren’t all going to be applicable for the actual name of your pet/blog/startup/etc., but hopefully they get your mind working and help you see the links between various concepts. If your pet/blog/etc. has something to do with love, then it’s obviously a good idea to use concepts or words to do with love.
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That’s about all the love related words we’ve got! I hope this list of love terms was useful to you in some way or another. The words down here at the bottom of the list will be in some way associated with love, but perhaps tenuously (if you’ve currenly got it sorted by relevance, that is). If you have any feedback for the site, please share it here, but please note this is only a hobby project, so I may not be able to make regular updates to the site. Have a nice day! 🐊
What is another word for Love?
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beloved
darling, person
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dear
beloved, person
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affection
liking, feeling
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fondness
liking, feeling
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passion
feeling, desire
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attachment
liking, feeling
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sweetheart
beloved, person
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devotion
adoration, liking
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honey
beloved, person
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adore
admire, behaviour
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darling
beloved, person
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sweet
beloved, person who is loved by another
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like
enjoy, adoration
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liking
feeling, passion
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lover
darling, person who is loved by another
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fancy
desire, adore
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enjoy
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dearest
person who is loved by another
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amour
adoration, relationship
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romance
relationship, affair
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worship
adore, devotion
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cherish
adore, behaviour
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love affair
relationship, love story
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pet
cuddle, activity
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infatuation
passion, desire
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friendship
liking, passion
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relish
enjoy, enjoyment
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tenderness
affection, passion
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dote on
adore, like
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regard
affection, passion
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delight in
adore, enjoy
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care for
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truelove
person who is loved by another
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flame
infatuation, crush
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heart
sympathy, characteristic
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make love
have sexual relations
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lust
adoration
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sweetie
darling
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affair
relationship, love story
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adoration
devotion, respect
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What is another word for “love”? Below is the list of romantic synonyms for “love” in English. You’ll find the best synonyms with an example sentence to help show context for each word provided in this useful list.
Love Synonyms
Other Words for Love
Here is the romantic list of 32 love synonyms. This synonyms list will help you build up a vocabulary that allows you to converse fluently in English.
- Admire
- Fancy
- Enjoy
- Adore
- Prefer
- Idolize
- Cherish
- Desire
- Like
- Care for
- Esteem
- Glorify
- Treasure
- Appreciate
- Prize
- Value
- Dote on
- Venerate
- Adulate
- Choose
- Leaning
- Go for
- Crazy about
- Fond of
- Mad for
- Delight in
- Extol
- Savor
- Respect
- Honour
- Worship
- Hold dear
Examples of Love Synonyms
Love
- I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am with you.
Admire
- I don’t agree with her, but I admire her for sticking to her principles.
Fancy
- She didn’t fancy the idea of going home in the dark.
Enjoy
- Enjoy your youth. You’ll never be younger than you are at this very moment.
Adore
- I adore it in the early mornings when the sun is still behind the hill.
Prefer
- The jacket was a bit busy for my tastes – I’d prefer something a bit plainer.
Idolize
- It was a pleasure to flog her, to defend her, to scrutinize, criticize, and idolize her.
Cherish
- I understand you have called content, and you don’t understand is what I cherish.
Desire
- Therefore, if you desire love, try to realize that the only way to get love is by giving love, that the more you give, the more you get.
Like
- Do you know something? I don’t think I like that man.
Care for
- I have to say I don’t much care for modern music.
Esteem
- I esteem it as a privilege to attend this meeting and give a report here.
Glorify
- The gift was designed to glorify the empire and the giver.
Treasure
- You’re a wonderful friend, and I treasure you more with every year.
Appreciate
- We would appreciate it if you could send us your comments.
Value
- Life is a candle. If burned out, there will no chance for you to start again. Let’s value life.
Dote on
- You shouldn’t dote on children, for it isn’t good for their growth.
Venerate
- We were taught to venerate the glorious example of our heroes and martyrs.
Choose
- What today will be like is up to me, I get to choose what kind of day I will have.
Leaning
- She did not move; her intent gaze made her look as if she were leaning towards him softly.
Go for
- Shall we get together on Friday and go for a drink or something?
Crazy about
- My sister’s absolutely crazy about chocolate whereas I can take it or leave it.
Fond of
- I am very fond of Michael.
Mad for
- Everyone’s mad for him and I just don’t see the attraction.
Delight in
- We delight in the beauties of nature.
Extol
- Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
Savor
- I savor the feeling of the crinkly old skins through silk gloves, turning them page by page.
Respect
- You are like a third parent. We all love you and respect you.
Honor
- Will the government honor its election pledge not to raise taxes?
Worship
- I worship the ground you walk on, you must know that by now.
Hold dear
- Honor and opportunity in life I hold dear; morality and principle I hold dearer.
Adulate
- They are fools who adulate every decision of their leaders.
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