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sweethearts

noun , plural of sweetheart

Synonyms and Antonyms of sweethearts

1 a person with whom one is in love

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

Synonyms of sweethearts

beloveds, darlings, dears, flames, hons, honeys, loves, squeezes [slang], sweets, sweeties, sweetie pies, trueloves

Words Related to sweethearts

beaux (or beaus), boys, boyfriends, fellows, men, swains

gals, girls, girlfriends, inamoratas, ladyloves, lasses, mistresses, tootsies

amours, lovers, paramours

dolls, ducks [chiefly British], pets

dates, escorts, steadies

admirers, gallants, suitors, wooers

grooms, husbands

significant others

fiancés, intendeds

crushes, heartthrobs

2 something very good of its kind

a charming waterfront cottage that's a real sweetheart

Synonyms of sweethearts

beauts, beauties, bee's knees, corkers, crackerjacks (also crackajacks), daisies, dandies, dillies, doozies (or doozers), dreams, honeys, hot stuff, humdingers, hummers, jim-dandies, knockouts, lollapaloozas, lulus [slang], nifties, peaches, pips, pippins, rippers, ripsnorters, snorters, sockdolagers (or sockdologers), standouts

Words Related to sweethearts

marvels, phenomena (or phenomenons), prodigies, sensations, wonders

catches, crown jewels, diamonds, gems, imperials, jewels, pearls, plums, treasures

Near Antonyms of sweethearts

busts, disappointments, duds, failures, flops, lemons, letdowns, losers, stinkers, turkeys

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