darling

Synonyms

beloved, dear, flame, honey, love, squeeze [slang], sweet, sweetheart, sweetie, truelove;

Related Words

beau, boy, boyfriend, fellow, man, swain;

gal, girl, girlfriend, ladylove, lass;

amour, lover, paramour;

date, escort, steady;

admirer, gallant, suitor, wooer;

groom, husband;

bride, wife;

fiancé, intended;

crush, heartthrob;

Synonyms

agreeable, blessed (also blest), congenial, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, tasty, welcome;

Antonyms

disagreeable, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome;

Near Antonyms

abominable, ghastly, god-awful, hellish, horrid, miserable, wretched;

disgusting, distasteful, obnoxious, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, unsavory, vile, yucky (also yukky);

abhorrent, detestable, hateful, odious;

displeasing, dissatisfying;

depressing, disheartening, dismal, dreary, gloomy, heartbreaking, heartrending, joyless, sad, unhappy;

deplorable, doleful, dolorous, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, regrettable, sorrowful, tragic (also tragical);

aggravating, annoying, exasperating, irritating, peeving, perturbing, vexing;

forbidding;

hostile, intimidating;

angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming (also enflaming), infuriating, maddening, outraging, rankling, riling;

distressing, disturbing, upsetting;

Related Words

alluring, attractive, desirable, enviable, inviting, relishable, tempting;

charming, enchanting, fascinating;

calming, comforting, soothing;

amusing, diverting, entertaining, recreative;

affable, amiable, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, genial, goodly, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindly, personable;

glad, happy, joyous;

elating, exhilarating, intoxicating;

ecstatic, euphoric, rapturous;