Antonyms for romance
roʊˈmæns, ˈroʊ mænsro·mance

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1. Romanceadjective

   Synonyms:
   Romanic

2. Romanceadjective

   Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: as in Portuguese, Italian, French, and Spanish.

   Synonyms:
   Romanic

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1. romance

   A dream is strictly a train of thoughts, fantasies, and images passing through the mind during sleep; a vision may occur when one is awake, and in clear exercise of the senses and mental powers; vision is often applied to something seen by the mind through supernatural agency, whether in sleep or wakefulness, conceived as more real and authoritative than a dream; a trance is an abnormal state, which is different from normal sleep or wakefulness. A reverie is a purposeless drifting of the mind when awake, under the influence of mental images; a day-dream that which passes before the mind in such condition. A fancy is some image presented to the mind, often in the fullest exercise of its powers. Hallucination is the seeming perception of non-existent objects, as in insanity or delirium. In the figurative sense, we speak of dreams of fortune, visions of glory, with little difference of meaning except that the vision is thought of as fuller and more vivid. We speak of a trance of delight when the emotion almost sweeps one away from the normal exercise of the faculties.

   Antonyms:
   certainty, fact, reality, realization, substance, verity

   Synonyms:
   day-dream, dream, fancy, fantasy, hallucination, reverie, trance, vision

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. romance

   Antonyms:
   history, narrative, truth, fact

   Synonyms:
   fable, fiction, novel, marvel, rhapsody, rodomontade, gasconade, balderdash

Matched Categories

1. • Latin
   • Lie
   • Love

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. love affair, romancenoun

   a relationship between two lovers

   Synonyms:
   love affair, love story, romanticism

2. romanticism, romancenoun

   an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

   Synonyms:
   love affair, love story, romanticism

3. Romance, Romance language, Latinian languagenoun

   the group of languages derived from Latin

   Synonyms:
   romanticism, love affair, love story

4. love story, romancenoun

   a story dealing with love

   Synonyms:
   love affair, love story, romanticism

5. romanceadjective

   a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life

   Synonyms:
   romanticism, love affair, love story

6. Romance, Latinverb

   relating to languages derived from Latin

   "Romance languages"

7. woo, court, romance, solicitverb

   make amorous advances towards

   "John is courting Mary"

   Synonyms:
   solicit, coquet, accost, court, tap, woo, chat up, philander, butterfly, mash, flirt, beg, coquette, hook, dally

8. romanceverb

   have a love affair with

   Synonyms:
   solicit, coquet, court, woo, chat up, philander, butterfly, mash, flirt, coquette, dally

9. chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mashverb

   talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

   "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"

   Synonyms:
   flirt, crush, womanise, court, squelch, solicit, play, dally, coquette, coquet, butterfly, comminute, dawdle, toy, woo, bray, womanize, grind, squeeze, philander, crunch, mash, chat up, squash, trifle

10. romanceverb

    tell romantic or exaggerated lies

    "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"

    Synonyms:
    solicit, coquet, court, woo, chat up, philander, butterfly, mash, flirt, coquette, dally

How to use romance in a sentence?

1. Roni Loren:

   Growing up, we had that image of cheesy novels you pick up at the grocery store, and people have held on to that idea seeing the popularity of' Bridgerton' legitimizes the genre to some people. It gives people permission to start checking out things in the romance novel section.

2. Stacey Abrams:

   My romance novels really helped me think the different lives that people lead and how important it is to tell stories so you can bring people to the table and they understand why issues matter to them.

3. Joe Heron:

   We’re immigrants, and the romance of America still burns quite brightly inside us, nobody had defined themselves as an American brandy.

4. Fran Drescher:

   I’m just going to put trust in the universe, and I know that [romance] will happen when it’s meant to.

5. Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde:

   To love one's self is the beginning of a life-long romance.

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