romantic

[roh-man-tik] / roʊˈmæn tɪk /

ADJECTIVE

sentimental, idealistic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adventurous amorous charming colorful corny dreamy erotic exciting exotic fanciful fantastic fascinating glamorous maudlin mysterious nostalgic passionate tender utopian whimsical

STRONG

daring visionary wild

WEAK

bathetic chimerical chivalrous enchanting extravagant fairy-tale fond idyllic impractical lovey-dovey loving mushy picturesque poetic quixotic sloppy soppy starry-eyed syrupy tear-jerking unrealistic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring cold cool dull familiar frigid indifferent ordinary plain real repulsive uncaring unenthusiastic unimaginative uninteresting unromantic usual

WEAK

pragmatic realistic

Example Sentences

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The track has been sampled by Snoop Dogg and the Black Eyed Peas, and appeared in films like the 2009 hit romantic comedy The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

You can’t have your romantic female lead be totally unlikable, people aren’t going to go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

As Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping walked the red carpet towards the Great Hall of the People, a Chinese military band played the romantic Russian classic Moscow Nights.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

After a “one-off” romantic encounter, Shivon Zilis became friends with Musk, then colleagues.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

And that's why every time I was faced with yet another setback in my romantic life, I'd purposely break down in tears in front of Kia.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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