as in darlings
a person with whom one is in love
I love you, dear
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dears
Noun
-
There's a big rotation happening in the market on Thursday, with investors selling their AI darlings and moving into groups that have been left behind this year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
4 June 2026 -
The Mean Green were a loss in their conference championship game away from making it to the College Football Playoff last season, and many are viewing the Cowboys as CFP darlings this year, due in no small part to both Mestemaker and Morris making the trip north on I-35.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
Noun
-
The childhood sweethearts divorced in 1968.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
30 May 2026
-
The pair were college sweethearts and married on May 21, 1994.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Noun
-
May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Dears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dears. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
