His romance was the talk of the town.
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Romance
/ɹoʊˈmæns/
Synonyms for "romance" (247 found)
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Noun(13 words)
addressadulterous affairadulteryadventureadventure storyaffairallegorizeallegoryamoramourapologueapparitionautismautistic thinkingbalderdashbedtime storybrainchildbrown-nosebubblebutter up
Strong matches (74)
Noun(14 words)
Adjective(1 words)
dating couple
deliriumdereismdereistic thinkingdetective storydivertissementdreameryeidolonentanglementepiceternal triangleexaggerateexaggerationexcitementextravaganzafablefabliaufabricationfabulizefairy talefancy
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fantasiafantasquefantasyfascinationfibfictionfictionalizefigmentfigment of the imaginationflatterflight of fancyflirtationfolk storyfolktaleforbidden loveforgerygestghost storyglamorhallucinationhanky pankyhanky-pankyhorse operahumoresqueidealidealismidealityidealizationidealizeidle fancyidyllillicit loveillusionimageryimagination
Related words (123)
imaginative exerciseimaginativenessimaginingimpracticalityinfidelityinsubstantial imageintrigueinventionlanguagelegendliaisonlovelove affairlove storymaggotmake believemake-believemarchenmedleymelodrama
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mysterymystery storymythmythicizemythifymythologizemythologymythosnarratenarrativenonsensenostalgianovelnovelizenursery talepander toparablephantasmphantomplay of fancypotpourriprevaricationquixotismquixotizequixotryreciterecountrehearserelaterelationshipreportretellrhapsodizeromantic tieromanticismromanticizeromanzasci fiscience fictionsentimentshockersick fancysoft-soapspace fictionspace operastorifystorystretch of the imaginationsuspense storytall storytall taletelltell a storythick-coming fanciesthrillertriangletripunfaithfulnessunfold a taleunpracticalnessunrealismunrealityutopianismutopianizevaporvisionvisionarinesswesternwestern storywesternerwhimwhimsywhite liewhodunitwildest dreamwildest dreamswish fulfillmentwish-fulfillment fantasywishful thinkingwoowork of fiction
Adjective(2 words)
Noun(15 words)
latinian languageliaisonslovelove storylove story genrepassionphilanderingromance fictionromance languageromantic affairromantic relationshipseeingsentimentalityto datewoo
Verb(5 words)
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16 entriescourtshipdatingdreaminessembellishmentengagementflirtingglamorizationhistorical romanceidealizationinfatuationpassionromance novelromantic comedyromantic involvementromantic moodwooing
Collocations
10 entrieshistorical romanceoffice romanceromance arcromance fictionromance filmromance genreromance languageromance novelromantic gestureromantic relationship
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
"It's the age of BL!" "Bee el?" "Yup, Boys' Love. Books and such dealing with romance between boys."
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God, so atrocious in the Old Testament, so attractive in the New - the Jekyl and Hyde of sacred romance.
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At this rate, even independent film will never reach a true understanding of romance and relationships, so to hell with the movies, let's have dinner.
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