AFICIONADO Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

aficionado

noun

ə-ˌfi-sh(ē-)ə-ˈnä-(ˌ)dō

variants also afficionado

Definition of aficionado

as in lover

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something an aficionado of the sci-fi series who has seen all the movies several times

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Recent Examples of aficionado The area skews more towards nature aficionados, with plenty of nature paths and mountain trails to climb. — Megan Wahn, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 There is also the argument that at a time when there is more competition than ever to win eyeballs, anything which drives attention to the sport beyond athletics aficionados is to be welcomed. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 There’s something for everyone, from music lovers to bargain hunters, craft aficionados to car enthusiasts. — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Sample agave spirits with food pairings, live music and learning opportunities for tequila aficionados — and fans. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aficionado

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aficionado

Noun

The photographic record shows Wong arm-in-arm with numerous admirers, many of whom were her lovers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Llínas mugs the camera for laugh lines in the narration, rattles off a comically long list of Borges’ lovers, reveals halfway through that the score has been played, in part, off a toy xylophone.

— Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of lover

Noun

Jennifer Aniston is a fan of these classic sneakers, and so is our editor Ali Faccenda.

— Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Just days after multiple outlets reported that Lady Gaga and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, welcomed their first child together, fans now know the baby’s name.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of fan

Noun

These sucker shoots can quickly form a thicket of stems that are unsightly, inherently weak, and prone to storm damage if allowed to mature.

— Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2026
One was a regional distributor of garbage trucks, street sweepers, and sewer suckers for municipalities.

— Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sucker

Noun

Slow Horses fanatics will recognize her as one of the veteran MI5 operatives stuck in the agency’s version of purgatory, known as Slough House.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
Nineteen fanatics, acting in the name of Islam, killed 2,997 innocent men, women and children in New York City, in Washington, and on airplanes turned into weapons of mass murder.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of fanatic

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