Thesaurus results for INFATUATION

infatuation

noun

in-ˌfa-chə-ˈwā-shən

Definition of infatuation next

as in crush

a strong but often short-lived liking for another person had a brief infatuation with the captain of the ski team

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Recent Examples of infatuation Besides, Wall Street’s infatuation with AI was likely too hard to resist. —

Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026 But detectives would learn the harassment continued – and the vet's infatuation with Tanya deepened. —

Natalie Morales, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 Chief on the film’s mind is what happens when the relative innocence of that blush of first infatuation — neither boy seems particularly troubled by his proclivity — is spoiled by outside forces, like family and the church. —

Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026 As to why the blunt bob is trending so hard right now beyond our leftover infatuation with Bibb’s? —

Grace McCarty, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infatuation

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crush

Noun

Listening felt like being pulled into side chats with lots of different characters who were at precisely the right level of intoxication to reveal something interesting to you—crushes, anxieties, rivalries.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
The wine is made at Arkenstone, which produces its own wine and acts as a custom crush facility for smaller producers under the watchful eye of Kaplan, who works with grapes from many vineyards throughout Napa Valley.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2026