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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With a voice that moved effortlessly from romantic ballads to energetic numbers, she became the go-to singer for composers across genres.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Maintaining third spot was "The Drama," a romantic comedy in its second week starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson about a couple unraveling just before their wedding.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

On Sept. 10, after a lengthy back and forth of romantic messages, Gemini abruptly broke character and began identifying itself as an AI, causing Gavalas to panic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Starring in her first romantic comedy, Universal’s “You, Me & Tuscany,” which hits theaters April 10.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

By her face, Jonah thought he could practically see the calculation going on in Mom’s head: Goodness, there couldn’t be anything romantic going on between those two, could there?

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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