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lovesick

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Synonyms & Antonyms of lovesick

unhappy because of love; feeling weak, foolish, or unhappy because someone you love does not love you

The movie is a comedy about a lovesick teenager.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for lovesick

enamored,
infatuated

adoring,
affectionate,
devoted,
fond,
loving,
tender,
tenderhearted

caring,
compassionate,
considerate,
cordial,
doting,
forgiving,
friendly,
humane,
kind,
understanding,
warmhearted

ardent,
fervent,
impassioned,
passionate,
warm

amatory,
amorous,
erotic
(also erotical)

lovey-dovey,
mushy,
romantic,
sappy,
sentimental

brotherly,
fatherly,
motherly,
sisterly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for lovesick

aloof,
antisocial,
cold-eyed,
cool,
detached,
distant,
dry,
frosty,
hard-hearted,
indifferent,
offish,
pitiless,
remote,
reserved,
standoffish,
unbending,
uncaring,
unfeeling

disaffected,
unconcerned,
uninvolved

cold,
frigid,
unfriendly

callous,
cold-blooded,
hard-boiled,
heartless,
pitiless,
ruthless,
soulless,
unromantic,
unsentimental

unloving

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“Lovesick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovesick. Accessed 19 Sep. 2021.

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