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romance
noun as in love affair
Strong matches
affair, amour, attachment, courtship, enchantment, fascination, fling, flirtation, intrigue, liaison, love, passion, relationship
Weak matches
noun as in fanciful story or narrative
noun as in adventure, flight of fancy
Strong matches
charm, color, excitement, exoticness, fancy, fantasy, fascination, glamour, hazard, idealization, idyll, mystery, nostalgia, risk, sentiment, venture
Weak match
Example Sentences
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet were fictional teenage lovers, whose forbidden romance ended in tragedy, but who have become synonymous with youthful love.
Older adaptations are on the whole cozy, while more recent versions tend to be darker, downplaying the romance and comedy.
As they come of age, they form tight bonds of friendship and romance while being schooled in traditional academics and art.
At the same time, sales of fantasy books have skyrocketed, driven by a craze for “romantasy” — fantasy with a strong focus on romance.
Six months after becoming parents, the pair rekindled their romance.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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