hons

noun

plural of hon
as in sweethearts
a person with whom one is in love I'm so glad you're home, hon

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hons
  1. sweethearts
  2. darlings
  3. sweeties
  4. girlfriends
  5. boyfriends
Noun
  • The high school sweethearts split after nearly a decade together.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
  • Michael Cincinati and Amanda Price were high school sweethearts.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 24 June 2026
Definition of sweethearts
Noun
  • Directed by their longtime collaborator Garth Jennings, the feature combines footage from their arena tour behind last year’s reunion album, More, with archival film tracing the band’s rise from tenacious Sheffield also-rans to Britpop darlings.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • Cape Verde, the darlings of the tournament, held Spain scoreless.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of darlings
Noun
  • May these two sweeties never travel to Russia ever again.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of sweeties
Noun
  • Collegians play, just us next to parents and girlfriends of the players.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
  • Photos taken of the outing showed David, 51, Victoria, 52, and Harper, alongside the couple’s other sons, Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, who brought their respective girlfriends, Kim Turnbull and Jackie Apostel.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Definition of girlfriends
Noun
  • She’s also joined by a range of boyfriends, with shoppers being able to pick one that has traditionally light or dark features.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026
  • There’s nothing like two boyfriends to do it for you every time.
    — Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of boyfriends
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“Hons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hons. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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