Synonyms of lover

lover

noun

ˈlə-vər 

as in fan

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

an enthusiastic lover of all kinds of team sports

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fan
• sucker
• enthusiast
• fanatic
• admirer
• addict
• maniac
• devotee
• buff
• freak
• fiend
• aficionado
• junkie
• supporter
• collector
• fool
• hound
• friend
• nut
• bug
• proponent
• fancier
• authority
• expert
• maven
• connoisseur
• habitué
• head
• groupie
• amateur
• promoter
• disciple
• advocate
• exponent
• follower
• patron
• champion
• dilettante
• votary
• evangelist
• adherent
• apostle
• zealot
• booster
• backer
• convert
• hanger-on
• partisan
• cultist
• faddist
• well-wisher
• rooter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• critic
• detractor
• nonfan
• carper
• belittler
• nonadmirer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lover

Ghosts have gone more mainstream than vampires, no longer grouped with the other weird freaks— the zombies and the werewolves, that paranormal genre once ascribed only to lovers of the macabre. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Rebecca and Verity, which stars Johnson, are also about a new, naïve lover entering the home of a bad man with a wife hidden in his house of horrors. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

The costumes are archival Madonna, pulled from her own collection, sending any Gen Z vintage lover into a tizzy. — Sadie Kargman, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026

The cinematic video follows Johnson as the new girlfriend of Farrell's character, while Swift portrays his former lover. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026