He makes young girls' hearts flutter.
Source: tatoeba (25557)
Hearts
/hɑːts/
Synonyms for "hearts" (43 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (21)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: ace, affection, approve, black maria, blackjack.
- Sentence evidence is available for hearts, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "hearts".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "hearts"
Keep "hearts" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "hearts" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "hearts", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "hearts" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriesMore specific
9 entriesace of heartscompassionleft ventriclemyocardiumqueen of heartsright atriumromancesympathytwo of hearts
Collocations
7 entriesheart attackheart diseaseheart failureheart rateheart transplanttwo of heartswholehearted effort
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
11 entriesTranslations
86 translations across 65 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- kupë noun (the card suit (♥))
Arabic
4 entries- كبّا noun (the card suit (♥))
- كُبَّا noun (the card suit (♥))
- كُوبَة noun (the card suit (♥))
- هاص noun (the card suit (♥))
Armenian
1 entries- սիրտ noun (the card suit (♥))
Azerbaijani
2 entries- qırmızıtoxmaq noun (the card suit (♥))
- ürək noun (the card suit (♥))
Belarusian
1 entries- чы́рва noun (the card suit (♥))
Bengali
1 entries- হরতন noun (the card suit (♥))
Bulgarian
2 entries- ку́па noun (the card suit (♥))
- ку́пи noun (the card suit (♥))
Burmese
1 entries- ပိမ့် noun (the card suit (♥))
Catalan
1 entries- cors noun (the card suit (♥))
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 紅桃 /红桃 noun (the card suit (♥))
Czech
1 entries- srdce noun (the card suit (♥))
Danish
1 entries- hjerter noun (the card suit (♥))
Dutch
1 entries- harten noun (the card suit (♥))
Esperanto
1 entries- kero noun (the card suit (♥))
Estonian
1 entries- ärtu noun (the card suit (♥))
Finnish
1 entries- hertta noun (the card suit (♥))
French
1 entries- cœur noun (the card suit (♥))
Galician
1 entries- corazóns noun (the card suit (♥))
Georgian
1 entries- დღლაბა noun (the card suit (♥))
German
1 entries- Herz noun (the card suit (♥))
Greek
1 entries- κούπες noun (the card suit (♥))
Gujarati
1 entries- લાલ noun (the card suit (♥))
Hausa
1 entries- kubbi noun (the card suit (♥))
Hindi
1 entries- पान noun (the card suit (♥))
Hungarian
1 entries- kőr noun (the card suit (♥))
Indonesian
1 entries- hearts noun (the card suit (♥))
Interlingua
1 entries- corde noun (the card suit (♥))
Iranian Persian
2 entries- دِل noun (the card suit (♥))
- هارْتْس noun (the card suit (♥))
Italian
1 entries- cuori noun (the card suit (♥))
Japanese
1 entries- ハート noun (the card suit (♥))
Kazakh
2 entries- жүрек noun (the card suit (♥))
- түйе noun (the card suit (♥))
Khmer
1 entries- កឺ noun (the card suit (♥))
Korean
1 entries- 하트 noun (the card suit (♥))
Kyrgyz
1 entries- ача noun (the card suit (♥))
Latin
1 entries- cordia noun (the card suit (♥))
Latvian
1 entries- erci noun (the card suit (♥))
Lithuanian
1 entries- čirvai noun (the card suit (♥))
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Häerzer noun (the card suit (♥))
Macedonian
2 entries- срце noun (the card suit (♥))
- херц noun (the card suit (♥))
Malay
2 entries- lekuk noun (the card suit (♥))
- pangkah noun (the card suit (♥))
Mongolian
1 entries- бундан noun (the card suit (♥))
Māori
1 entries- hāte noun (the card suit (♥))
Navajo
2 entries- báabas noun (the card suit (♥))
- góobas noun (the card suit (♥))
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- hjerter noun (the card suit (♥))
Ojibwe
2 entries- giiwoon noun (the card suit (♥))
- giiyoon noun (the card suit (♥))
Polish
3 entries- czerwień noun (the card suit (♥))
- kier noun (the card suit (♥))
- serce noun (the card suit (♥))
Portuguese
1 entries- copas noun (the card suit (♥))
Romanian
1 entries- cupă noun (the card suit (♥))
Russian
3 entries- че́рва noun (the card suit (♥))
- че́рви noun (the card suit (♥))
- че́рвы noun (the card suit (♥))
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- srca noun (the card suit (♥))
- срца noun (the card suit (♥))
Slovak
2 entries- srdce noun (the card suit (♥))
- srdcia noun (the card suit (♥))
Slovene
1 entries- srca noun (the card suit (♥))
Spanish
1 entries- corazones noun (the card suit (♥))
Swahili
2 entries- kopa noun (the card suit (♥))
- moyo noun (the card suit (♥))
Swedish
1 entries- hjärter noun (the card suit (♥))
Tagalog
1 entries- kopas noun (the card suit (♥))
Tajik
1 entries- таппон noun (the card suit (♥))
Thai
2 entries- ฮาตส์ noun (the card suit (♥))
- โพแดง noun (the card suit (♥))
Turkish
2 entries- kupa noun (the card suit (♥))
- yürek noun (the card suit (♥))
Turkmen
2 entries- alma noun (the card suit (♥))
- gyzylaýry noun (the card suit (♥))
Ukrainian
1 entries- че́рва noun (the card suit (♥))
Urdu
1 entries- پان noun (the card suit (♥))
Uyghur
1 entries- تاپان noun (the card suit (♥))
Uzbek
1 entries- tappon noun (the card suit (♥))
Vietnamese
1 entries- cơ noun (the card suit (♥))
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Kate captured the hearts of her classmates.
Source: tatoeba (62716)
Time heals all broken hearts.
Source: tatoeba (263895)
Soft words win hard hearts.
Source: tatoeba (266558)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "hearts"?
Closest matches include ace, affection, approve, black maria, blackjack.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "hearts"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.