CARRY A TORCH (FOR) Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

carry a torch (for)

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as in love

to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for She still carries a torch for her husband after over 30 years of marriage.

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fall for

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The event was perfect — especially because prior to meeting and falling for Greenstein, 63, Porizkova, 61, was all but ready to give up on love.

— Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
As the wealthy married man whom Carrie, the small-town girl played by Jennifer Jones, falls for, Laurence Olivier gives perhaps his best unheralded performance.

— Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

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