INFATUATED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INFATUATED?

Need another word that means the same as “infatuated”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “infatuated” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Infatuated” are: enamored, in love, potty, smitten, soft on, besotted, hopelessly in love, obsessed, taken

Infatuated as an Adjective

Definitions of "Infatuated" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “infatuated” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Possessed with an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone.
• Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness.

Synonyms of "Infatuated" as an adjective (9 Words)

besotted	Intoxicated; drunk. He became besotted with a local barmaid.
enamored	Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness. Narcissus was a beautiful Greek youth who became enamored of his own reflection.
hopelessly in love	Certain to fail.
in love	Directed or bound inward.
obsessed	Influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion. Was absolutely obsessed with the girl.
smitten	(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming. Conscience smitten.
soft on	Soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe.
taken	Be affected with an indisposition. A smile taken as consent.

Usage Examples of "Infatuated" as an adjective

• He was infatuated with her.
• An infatuated teenager.

Associations of "Infatuated" (30 Words)

adoring	Showing adoration. Adoring grandparents.
affection	A positive feeling of liking. He had trouble expressing the affection he felt.
affectionate	Readily feeling or showing fondness or tenderness. His affectionate nature.
amatory	Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance. His amatory exploits.
amorous	Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance. She rejected his amorous advances.
attached	Fond and affectionate. He was attached to Military Intelligence.
beautiful	Of a very high standard; excellent. A beautiful party.
beauty	A beautiful woman. Beauty treatment.
benediction	The utterance of a blessing, especially at the end of a religious service. He said the benediction.
caring	Displaying kindness and concern for others. A caring and invaluable friend.
cherish	Hold (something) dear. He needed a woman he could cherish.
decorous	According with custom or propriety. The tete a tete was decorous in the extreme.
delicate	A delicate fabric or garment. Owls have a delicate balance with their habitat.
doting	Extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring. Deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain.
enamored	Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness. Narcissus was a beautiful Greek youth who became enamored of his own reflection.
enchantingly	In a bewitching manner.
fond	(of a hope or belief) foolishly optimistic; naive. Fond of his nephew.
lovely	An attractive woman. How lovely to see you.
loving	Feeling or showing love or great care. Loving glances.
mawkish	Effusively or insincerely emotional. A mawkish ode to parenthood.
melodrama	Behaviour or events that resemble melodrama. What little is known of his early life is cloaked in melodrama.
obsess	Be preoccupied with something. He was obsessed with the idea of revenge.
rendezvous	Meet at a rendezvous. You d be welcome to use this place as a rendezvous.
romantic	Relating to or denoting the artistic and literary movement of romanticism. The romantic tradition.
sentimental	Given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality. Sentimental soap operas.
sentimentality	Extravagant or affected feeling or emotion. There are passages which verge on sentimentality.
smitten	(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming. Conscience smitten.
stun	Overcome as with astonishment or disbelief. The news stunned her.
tender	Make a tender of in legal settlements. A tender mother.
tryst	A secret rendezvous (especially between lovers. A moonlight tryst.