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sweetheart

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sweetheart

1 a person with whom one is in love

I married my high-school sweetheart as soon as we both finished college

Synonyms of sweetheart

beloved, darling, dear, flame, hon, honey, love, squeeze [slang], sweet, sweetie, sweetie pie, truelove

Words Related to sweetheart

beau, boy, boyfriend, fellow, man, swain

gal, girl, girlfriend, inamorata, ladylove, lass, mistress, tootsie

amour, lover, paramour

doll, duck(s) [chiefly British], pet

date, escort, steady

admirer, gallant, suitor, wooer

significant other

fiancé, intended

crush, heartthrob

2 something very good of its kind

a charming waterfront cottage that's a real sweetheart

Synonyms of sweetheart

beaut, beauty, bee's knees, cat's meow, corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), daisy, dandy, dilly, doozy (or doozie), dream, honey, hot stuff, humdinger, hummer, jim-dandy, knockout, lollapalooza, lulu [slang], nifty, peach, pip, pippin, ripper, ripsnorter, snorter, sockdolager (or sockdologer), standout

Words Related to sweetheart

marvel, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation, wonder

catch, crown jewel, diamond, gem, imperial, jewel, pearl, plum, treasure

Phrases Synonymous with sweetheart

Near Antonyms of sweetheart

bust, disappointment, dud, failure, flop, lemon, letdown, loser, stinker, turkey

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