Synonyms of paramours

paramours

noun

plural of paramour

as in lovers

literary a person with whom someone is having a romantic or sexual relationship and especially a secret or improper relationship

Her husband found a love letter from her paramour.

Related Words

• lovers
• boyfriends
• girlfriends
• husbands
• wives
• amours
• sweethearts
• mistresses
• sweeties
• beloveds
• dears
• flames
• girls
• darlings
• beaux
• swains
• boys
• admirers
• sweets
• honeys
• loves
• lasses
• fellows
• gals
• pets
• suitors
• hons
• men
• wooers
• squeezes
• dates
• escorts
• dolls
• ducks
• sweetie pies
• gallants
• tootsies
• brides
• grooms
• trueloves
• inamoratas
• ladyloves
• significant others
• steadies
• crushes
• heartthrobs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paramours

Swift has been seen about town with famous friends, paramours and even one of her cats from time to time. — Lily Boyce, New York Times, 2 July 2026

As the media narrative went, a 27-year-old gay serial killer named Andrew Cunanan had murdered five wealthy gay paramours, the last of whom was the fashion designer Gianni Versace. — Adam Turner, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026

Clark and Floyd had initially bonded over the show’s namesake app, a means for married people to meet discreet new partners; Floyd, too, had met up with potential paramours like Modern Love (Peter Sarsgaard), the online pseudonym of a local roller rink owner. — Alison Herman, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026

During the course of the film, Grace deals with life, love (including a pair of paramours from the same band), professional disappointments, and the fallout of a horrible experience from her past. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2026

Other unconfirmed paramours include A$AP Rocky, multiple NBA players, and, most recently, Bad Bunny. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026

The record is filled with sexy dance-pop bangers and finds Khalid — for the first time in his career — using he/him pronouns when discussing paramours in his lyrics. — Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025

Once again, the Western canon’s most famous paramours have traded soliloquies for pointe shoes. — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2023