out of love

No longer smitten

Out of love describes the motive of acting from affection or care rather than obligation, payment, or self-interest: She visits her grandmother every week out of love, not duty.

The phrase can also describe the state of no longer being in love: They grew out of love after years of distance.

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longing · detachment · nostalgia · loneliness · selflessness · apathy · altruism · compassion · grief · forgiveness · disillusionment · melancholy · sacrifice · kindness · wistfulness · duty · volunteering · generosity

Opposites
romantic attachment state

out of lovein love

Feeling deep romantic affection

head over heels · smitten · infatuated · besotted · enamored

emotional intensity

out of loveinfatuated

Consumed by shallow ardor

lovesick · passionate · ardent · swooning · captivated

motivation for action

out of loveout of love

No longer romantically attached

for love · with love · lovingly · from the heart · grudgingly

Family

out, love, outs, outing, outer, outward, outwardly, outermost, loves

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G