romantic synonyms

romantic

modif.

  1. Referring to love and adventure

    fanciful, visionary, quixotic, idealistic, impractical, passionate, adventurous, daring, romanticized, idealized, unrealistic, extravagant, wild, dreamy, idyllic, lyric, poetic, chivalrous, courtly, knightly.

  2. Sentimental or loving

    amorous, tender, ardent, lovey-dovey*; see passionate 2, sentimental.

  3. Referring to the Romantic Movement; often capital

    Rousseauistic, Byronic, Wordsworthian, Sturm und Drang (German).

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