fall in love
Lose your heart
Fall in love describes the process of developing intense romantic feelings for someone, typically experienced as sudden or overwhelming rather than gradual.
The phrase suggests something that happens to you rather than something you choose—you fall into it as if by accident or fate.
I didn't mean to fall in love with my best friend.
People also fall in love with places, ideas, or pursuits: She fell in love with Paris the moment she arrived.
Compress with force
- smittenPowerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- besottedIntoxicated by love or drink
- limerenceObsessive romantic preoccupation
moonstruck · lovestruck · head-over-heels · obsession · fixation · captivated · enthralled · bewitched
Intense wanting
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- attractionPull toward something
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- flameBurning gas made visible
heat · longing · yearning · craving · magnetism · electricity · intensity · burning
A joining or relation
- closenessState of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
rapport · trust · vulnerability · sharing · confiding · understanding · empathy · soulmates
Seeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- amourRomantic liaison, often illicit
tryst · rendezvous · serenade · candlelight · roses · suitor · paramour · whirlwind
Shared business arrangement
- unionJoining into one
- marriageFormal union between partners
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- vowsSolemn binding promises
pledge · promise · dedication · loyalty · faithfulness · monogamy · steadfastness · forever
crush
Compress with force
- smittenPowerfully attracted to someone
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- besottedIntoxicated by love or drink
limerence · moonstruck · lovestruck · head-over-heels · obsession · fixation · captivated · enthralled · bewitched · enchanted
desire
Intense wanting
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- attractionPull toward something
- sparkTiny fiery particle
flame · heat · longing · yearning · craving · magnetism · electricity · intensity · burning · fire
connection
A joining or relation
- closenessState of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- attachmentConnection or fondness
affinity · rapport · trust · vulnerability · sharing · confiding · understanding · empathy · soulmates · kindred spirits
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- wooingRomantic pursuit of another
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
amour · tryst · rendezvous · serenade · candlelight · roses · suitor · paramour · whirlwind · swept away
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- unionJoining into one
- marriageFormal union between partners
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
vows · pledge · promise · dedication · loyalty · faithfulness · monogamy · steadfastness · forever · lifelong
- life goalscareer, get married, world peace, purpose, aim
fall in lovefall out of love
Cease romantic attachment
grow apart · grow cold · drift apart · fall out · detach
love, fall, loving, loved, lover, beloved, fallen, falling, falls