Lovesickly

Synonyms for "lovesickly"

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Choosing the right synonym

  • Sentence evidence is available for lovesickly, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.

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 "lovesickly".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "lovesickly"

Keep "lovesickly" 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 "lovesickly" 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 "lovesickly", 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 "lovesickly" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

...and, most of all, a romantic figure like Errol Flynn to captain the Sea Hawks, to be loyal to the Queen, to gaze lovesickly into the big, beautiful, cowy, Spanish eyes of Brenda Marshall, to lead his stalwart men (Alan Hale, J. M. Kerrigan, William Lundigan and all the others including an interesting newcomer, David Bruce) into Panama to rob the Spanish, to stand by them and help them escape when they are captured, and finally to slash his way in duel after duel through guard and intriguing lords to his Queen with the plans of the ARMADA.

Source: wiktionary

Not to phone or meet her or hang around lovesickly.

Source: wiktionary

Not because Costello wasn't technically qualified to serve as Deputy Mayor, but because the designation of Costello under the embarrassing circumstances of his enthusiastic rejection by the voters on Election Day clearly suggested that here was a duty-appointment—done in brazen defiance of the democratic canons about which, during the campaign, Lindsay had spoken so lovesickly.

Source: wiktionary

This wretched victim whose once-victorious arms are now rendered impotent by the misunderstanding of a message from his Sin-Par cannot be the real Amadís, the Doncel del Mar, the Caballero de la Espada Ardiente, only his lovesickly shadow.

Source: wiktionary

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