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romance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of romance

a brief romantic relationship

  • an office romance that ended with hurt feelings on both sides
Synonyms of romance

affair (also affaire), amour, fling, love, love affair
Words Related to romance

intrigue, liaison

dalliance, hanky-panky

attachment, infatuation

entanglement, flirtation

idyll (also idyl), passion

calf-love, puppy love

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