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

Need another word that means the same as “romantic”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “romantic” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Romantic” are: amatory, amorous, quixotic, wild-eyed, romanticist, romanticistic, intimate, passionate, sexual, erotic, sensual, carnal, ardent, idyllic, picturesque, idealistic, idealized, unrealistic, head-in-the-clouds, out of touch with reality, idealist, sentimentalist

Romantic as a Noun

Definitions of "Romantic" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “romantic” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person with romantic beliefs or attitudes.
• A writer or artist of the romantic movement.
• An artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism.
• A soulful or amorous idealist.

Synonyms of "Romantic" as a noun (3 Words)

idealist	Someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations. He came to power with the reputation of a left wing idealist.
romanticist	A person who subscribes to the artistic movement or ideas of romanticism.
sentimentalist	Someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality.

Usage Examples of "Romantic" as a noun

• Wordsworth, Coleridge, and the later romantics.
• I am an incurable romantic.

Romantic as an Adjective

Definitions of "Romantic" as an adjective

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

• Relating to love or to sexual relationships.
• Belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts.
• Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance.
• Conducive to or characterized by the expression of love.
• (of a person) readily demonstrating feelings of love.
• Relating to or denoting the artistic and literary movement of romanticism.
• Not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic.
• Of, characterized by, or suggestive of an idealized view of reality.

Synonyms of "Romantic" as an adjective (20 Words)

amatory	Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance. Her amatory affairs.
amorous	Showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire. Feeling amorous.
ardent	Very enthusiastic or passionate. Ardent love.
carnal	Relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities. Carnal desire.
head-in-the-clouds	Guided by whim and fancy.
idealistic	Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style- Oliver Franks. Idealistic young doctors who went to work for the rebels.
idealized	Exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence. Helen s idealized accounts of their life together.
idyllic	Suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene. An attractive hotel in an idyllic setting.
intimate	Having a sexual relationship. He touched her intimate parts.
out of touch with reality	Outside or external.
passionate	Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs. Passionate pleas for help.
picturesque	Suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture. A picturesque village.
quixotic	Extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical. A vast and perhaps quixotic project.
romanticist	Belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts.
romanticistic	Belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts.
sensual	Relating to or involving gratification of the senses and physical, especially sexual, pleasure. Sensual excesses.
unrealistic	Not realistic. Unrealistic expectations.
wild-eyed	Not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic.

Usage Examples of "Romantic" as an adjective

• A romantic candlelit dinner.
• He's very handsome, and so romantic.
• Some romantic dream of country peace.
• A romantic moonlight ride.
• Romantic poetry.
• Romantic fiction.
• A romantic adventure.
• A romantic disregard for money.
• Her romantic adventures.
• After their romantic relationship ended they became great friends.
• A romantic attitude to the past.
• The romantic tradition.

Associations of "Romantic" (30 Words)

adoring	Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent. A gift from an adoring fan.
affair	Matters of public interest and importance. The board admitted responsibility for the affair.
affection	A gentle feeling of fondness or liking. He had trouble expressing the affection he felt.
affectionate	Expressing fondness. His affectionate nature.
amatory	Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance. His amatory exploits.
amorous	Showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire. Amorous glances.
attached	Used of buildings joined by common sidewalls. A ground floor bedroom with a toilet attached.
dear	Dearly loved. My sisters and brothers are near and dear.
dearly	Very much. He paid dearly for the food.
doting	Extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring. She was spoiled outrageously by her doting father.
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	Having a strong preference or liking for. I have very fond memories of Oxford.
fondly	With foolishly optimistic hope or belief; naively. He talks fondly of his grandfather.
infatuated	Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness. An infatuated teenager.
love	A personified figure of love often represented as Cupid. Love songs.
loving	Feeling or showing love or great care. The cargo was described in loving detail.
mawkish	Effusively or insincerely emotional. A mawkish ode to parenthood.
melodrama	The genre of melodrama. What little is known of his early life is cloaked in melodrama.
paramour	A woman who cohabits with an important man.
philander	Have amorous affairs; of men. Married men who philander.
relationship	A relation between people relationship is often used where relation would serve as in the relationship between inflation and unemployment but the preferred usage of relationship is for human relations or states of relatednes. The study will assess the relationship between unemployment and political attitudes.
rendezvous	Meet at a rendezvous. You d be welcome to use this place as a rendezvous.
romance	Have a love affair with. Wartime passion from the master of romance.
sentimental	Given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality. I m a sentimental old fool.
sentimentality	Exaggerated and self-indulgent tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia. There are passages which verge on sentimentality.
smitten	(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming. Conscience smitten.
tender	Make a tender of in legal settlements. Tender loving care.
tryst	A private romantic rendezvous between lovers. A moonlight tryst.