SWEETHEARTS Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

sweethearts

noun

plural of sweetheart

as in darlings

a person with whom one is in love I married my high-school sweetheart as soon as we both finished college

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something very good of its kind a charming waterfront cottage that's a real sweetheart

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Recent Examples of sweethearts 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 Dream To You — Viki/Viu Hyeri and Hwang In-yeop star in this ongoing rom-com where high school sweethearts reunite as a struggling journalist and accomplished film director in their thirties. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Michael Cincinati and Amanda Price were high school sweethearts. — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 24 June 2026

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Noun

Drastic Measures, Wild Child and their owner, Sanders, have become national darlings in the cocktail world over the last several years.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
This was hailed as a victory for all software-as-a-service companies, which were emerging as industry darlings.

— Srinivas Velamoor, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of darlings

Noun

These regions are already incredibly cinematic, but finding undiscovered beauties to shoot in this land was a true moment of pride and triumph.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Still, every spare inch is crammed with more than 32 different kinds of orchids imported from around the world, including such beauties as the flame-like Epidendrum radicans and the rare Dimorphorchis lowii.

— Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of beauties

Noun

The heated pool at the Sebastian is the stuff of ski town dreams, with a waterfall, stone galore, multiple hot tubs, and servers who bring snacks and cocktails.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
In turn, Kerr also etched himself into the hearts of Braves fans through his story of working at a convenience store and movie theatre before chasing his baseball dreams one last time.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of dreams

Noun

Meet Allison Kaye, a makeup artist whose entire business is traveling around the country getting athletes' wives and girlfriends glammed up for game day.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
In addition to testimony from Perry Bowick, the series will include stories of firsthand memories from Perry’s friends David Pressman and Roger Castillo, along with several former girlfriends.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of girlfriends

Noun

In the visual, Karol and Mars portray lovers once again — and even share a dramatic, firework-spurring embrace at the end.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Withholding his feelings and observations from family and lovers while sharing them with the outside world, Chen traces variations of longing and desire.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovers

Noun

The book is set around three years after the events of Heated Rivalry and sees Shane and Ilya as secret boyfriends while both play for Canadian hockey teams.

— Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026
The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs.

— Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

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