Synonyms of sweethearts

sweethearts

noun

plural of sweetheart

1

as in darlings

a person with whom one is in love

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in beauties

something very good of its kind

a charming waterfront cottage that's a real sweetheart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beauties
• dreams
• peaches
• wonders
• daisies
• beauts
• dandies
• marvels
• snorters
• gems
• dillies
• honeys
• pippins
• rippers
• humdingers
• standouts
• corkers
• doozies
• hot stuff
• crackerjacks
• lulus
• jewels
• hummers
• pips
• knockouts
• jim-dandies
• lollapaloozas
• ripsnorters
• prodigies
• phenomena
• nifties
• sensations
• sockdolagers
• bee's knees
• diamonds
• pearls
• plums
• treasures
• crown jewels
• imperials
• catches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sweethearts

Goebbels interviewed Wessel’s grieving mother and wrote of Jaenichen and Wessel as childhood sweethearts, as though their story was from romance fiction. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Gregory's mother-in-law told The Telegraph the couple were school sweethearts who had been together for over 20 years. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Hannah Mullin and Sean McConnell are true childhood sweethearts. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026

For every couple who were childhood best friends or high school sweethearts, there’s another who didn’t cross paths until much later in life. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Oct. 2026

The family soon moved to Kentucky, where Kingsolver’s parents, high-school sweethearts, had been born and raised, and settled in the small town of Carlisle, where another daughter was born. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Lois and Billy were childhood sweethearts and had been in a relationship since the age of 16. — Stuart James, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The couple were high school sweethearts who married in 2013 and had three children together, family members told KTIV. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026

In reality, Bourdain and Nancy Putkoski were high-school sweethearts long before the events of the movie. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026