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Antonyms for lovey-dovey
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : luhv-ee-duhv-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌv iˈdʌv i |
- aloof
- antagonistic
- apathetic
- boring
- callous
- calm
- cold
- cold-blooded
- cool
- cruel
- disliking
- disloyal
- dispassionate
- dull
- experienced
- familiar
- frigid
- hard
- hard-hearted
- harsh
- hating
- healthy
- hostile
- indifferent
- loud
- lukewarm
- mature
- mean
- OK
- older
- ordinary
- plain
- pragmatic
- real
- realistic
- repulsive
- rough
- serious
- stiff
- strong
- tough
- unaffecting
- uncaring
- undemonstrative
- unemotional
- unenthusiastic
- unexcited
- unfeeling
- unfriendly
- unimaginative
- uninteresting
- unkind
- unloving
- unpained
- unpassionate
- unromantic
- unsentimental
- unsociable
- usual
- violent
Definition of lovey-dovey
- As in ardent : adj very enthusiastic
- As in mawkish : adj sentimental, emotional
- As in mushy : adj romantic, corny
- As in palsy-walsy : adj very friendly
- As in romantic : adj sentimental, idealistic
- As in sentimental : adj emotional, romantic
- As in tender : adj affectionate, loving
- As in gushy : adj sentimental
- As in schmaltzy : adj sentimental
- As in slushy : adj sentimental
- As in sobby : adj sentimental
- As in soppy : adj sentimental
- As in soupy : adj sentimental
- As in tear-jerking : adj sentimental
- As in affectionate : adj having or showing fondness
- As in fond : adj have a liking or taste for
- It would be much more useful than all this lovey-dovey stuff.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- I am so sick of this lovey-dovey business, that I would really enjoy a good beating.
- Extract from : « Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 2, September, 1905 » by Various
- Only, when that hired man of yours shows his preference for one of you, the lovey-dovey business will crack!
- Extract from : « Under the Law » by Edwina Stanton Babcock
Synonyms for lovey-dovey
- addicted
- adoring
- adventurous
- affected
- affectionate
- agog
- all heart
- all over
- amorous
- attached
- avid
- bathetic
- benevolent
- blazing
- bleeding-heart
- buddy-buddy
- burning
- caring
- charitable
- charming
- chimerical
- chivalrous
- chummy
- close
- cloying
- clubby
- colorful
- commiserative
- compassionate
- confiding
- considerate
- corny
- crazy over
- daring
- dear
- demonstrative
- desirous
- devoted
- dewy-eyed
- doting
- dreamy
- eager
- effusive
- emotional
- enamored
- enchanting
- erotic
- evocative
- exciting
- exotic
- extravagant
- fairy-tale
- fanciful
- fantastic
- fascinating
- feeble
- fervent
- fervid
- fierce
- fiery
- fond
- forgiving
- friendly
- gentle
- glamorous
- gooey
- gushing
- gushy
- horny
- hot
- huggy
- humane
- hungry
- idealistic
- idyllic
- impassioned
- impractical
- impressionable
- inane
- indulgent
- insipid
- intense
- intimate
- jejune
- keen
- keen on
- kind
- kissy-huggy
- languishing
- lenient
- lovesome
- lovey-dovey
- loving
- lusty
- maudlin
- mawkish
- merciful
- mild
- moonstruck
- moving
- mushy
- mysterious
- nauseating
- neighborly
- nostalgic
- nutty about
- overacted
- overemotiona
- overemotional
- pally
- partial
- passionate
- pathetic
- picturesque
- poetic
- poignant
- predisposed
- quixotic
- responsive
- romantic
- rosewater
- saccharine
- sappy
- schmaltzy
- sensitive
- sentimental
- sickening
- silly
- silly over
- simpering
- sloppy
- slushy
- soapy
- sobby
- soft
- soft on
- softhearted
- solicitous
- soppy
- spirited
- starry-eyed
- sugary
- sweet
- sympathetic
- syrupy
- tear-jerking
- tearful
- teary
- tender
- tenderhearted
- thick
- thirsty
- thoughtful
- ticklish
- tolerant
- touching
- touchy
- unrealistic
- utopian
- vapid
- vehement
- visionary
- warm
- warmhearted
- weepy
- wet
- whimsical
- wild
- yielding
- zealous
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