LOVER Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

lover

noun

ˈlə-vər

Definition of lover

as in fan

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something an enthusiastic lover of all kinds of team sports

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Recent Examples of lover Vincent Macaigne and Laetitia Casta play fictional versions of themselves as former lovers whose relationship ended on a sour note. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 It’s grown in the years since, as disillusionment with dating apps has risen, loneliness remains pervasive, and a generation raised on screens is sold solutions like AI lovers. — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026 The Sacramento area’s last-standing drive-in movie theater is welcoming film lovers and families to a free movie night this week. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Valentino entered film in 1917 and quickly became typecast as a Latin lover and villain in romantic dramas, including Alimony (1917), The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), and Blood and Sand (1922). — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lover

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Noun

The effect of inaction is especially acute among committed fans, as shown by Knight Foundation polling last year.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
This week the reader taking part is Ade, a Forest fan from Nottingham.

— Duncan Alexander, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of fan

Noun

Daughter of a travel agent and a sucker for a challenge, Nina can’t resist the call to adventures everywhere from the Midwest to Antarctica.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
DuBose questions the allegation that Fields’ sucker-punched his teammate.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sucker

Noun

And while that contest ended well more than a decade ago, this hasn’t stopped Lu and other crypto enthusiasts from trying to factor the remaining uncracked numbers, including RSA-260.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
So when Trader Joe’s dropped a similar formula at a fraction of the cost, skincare enthusiasts went into a bit of a frenzy.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of enthusiast

Noun

Well ahead of the game's launch, Wizards of the Coast is betting big on the IP, with tabletop adventures, novels, and a Secret Level short introducing RPG fanatics to its universe.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
That’s good news for autumnal fanatics, as this foliage-rich route—lined with maples, oaks, birches, and more—becomes postcard-perfect each October.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of fanatic

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