Thesaurus results for INFATUATIONS

infatuations

noun

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plural of infatuation

as in crushes

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 infatuations There is a specific kind of yearning involved in having a crush, one that feels intense, yet is for the most part harmless fun; still, as people grow older the frequency of such infatuations often decreases. —

Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

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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
Elizabeth was principled and compassionate while Jessica was carefree, outgoing and manipulative, and their clashes and crushes became a welcome distraction.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026