lovers

NOUN

person having sexual relationship

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admirer boyfriend companion girlfriend suitor sweetheart

STRONG

Romeo beau beloved darling dear dearest escort flame idolizer inamorata inamorato paramour petitioner solicitor steady suppliant swain truelove valentine wooer

WEAK

Juliet courter fiancé fiancée infatuate significant other

Antonyms

STRONGEST

enemy foe opponent

STRONG

hate

Example Sentences

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lovers

To say goodbye to him, she wrote I Will Always Love You, a song that many think is about two lovers parting ways.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Cheese lovers who enjoy eating the rind may have another reason to do so.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Facing the sea, Havana's famous Malecon seawall has ceased to be a promenade for tourists or lovers.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

On stage in “Danny,” the two portrayed volatile lovers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Looking away from her own face in the mirror, she thought blindly, Journeys end in lovers meeting, lovers meeting.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson