lovesick

adjective

Definition of lovesicknext
as in loving
unhappy because of love; feeling weak, foolish, or unhappy because someone you love does not love you The movie is a comedy about a lovesick teenager.

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Recent Examples of lovesick Enchanted Romance The Enchanted Romance collection puts a lovesick spin on traditional Gothic decor. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2026 And also to revisit a lovesick Gael García Bernal and Timothée Chalamet dancing to the Psychedelic Furs. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 June 2026 This one, produced by Davido collaborator Ragee, is a little more hard-driving than some of his previous work, but leans strongly on amapiano elements to hammer home its beat, while the legendary Olamide slides through with the assist on this lovesick yet confident cut. — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025 Tomei plays an outspoken psychologist who rushes to Los Angeles to try to stop her lovesick daughter (Bravo) from getting married, fearing the groom is a narcissist, according to IMDb. — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lovesick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lovesick
  1. loving
  2. devoted
  3. passionate
  4. adoring
  5. caring
  6. infatuated
Adjective
  • Jones’s mother, Sarah, had a habit of moving everywhere her sons lived—sometimes loving, often angry.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
  • Reynolds was a loving mother of two, according to Facebook photos cited by the Charlotte Observer.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Definition of loving
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  • Not long after playing the title character’s mother in cult classic Donnie Darko (2001), McDonnell got cast as Galactica’s President Laura Roslin, earning a generation of devoted fans for what may be her most recognizable role to date.
    — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
  • For the second year in a row, Decade Days, a small business based in Atlanta will bring together over a dozen stars of holiday movies and their devoted fans for all kinds of festive fun.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of devoted
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  • Despite the full lineup and passionate patriotic crowd in Seattle, Team USA looked uncomfortable from the start, fell behind early, made sloppy mistakes and could not keep up with the Belgians, who move on to face Spain in the quarterfinals.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Mexico’s passionate fans blasted horns outside the England hotel to disrupt players’ sleep, and the start of the match was delayed an hour because of a thunderstorm.
    — Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2026
Definition of passionate
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  • Mom and daughter share adoring glances at an event to celebrate International Women's Day in London.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The Patriots’ pass coverage without Christian Gonzalez, their atrocious inside linebacker play and roller-coaster special teams, which give any adoring fan a heart attack at a moment’s notice.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of adoring
Adjective
  • Men too experience gender bias at work and may be penalized for caring behaviors, so normalizing and rewarding care work performed by men can help illustrate that care work is imperative for a healthy workplace culture for all.
    — Holly Corbett, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Bryan Marchment was known as one of the NHL’s most ferocious defensemen of his era, and was also described as a caring and compassionate father and friend away from the rink.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 July 2026
Definition of caring
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  • But the Emmys consistently bypassed Scrubs, more infatuated with the glamour of Sex and the City and reliability of Everybody Loves Raymond until Garden State turned Zach Braff, however momentarily, into a movie star.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 May 2026
  • Jared Speight is a stubborn titan of Long Island abstraction when star writer Roxy Margaux first becomes infatuated with his bravado.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of infatuated

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“Lovesick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lovesick. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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