sweetheart

noun

ˈswēt-ˌhärt How to pronounce sweetheart (audio)
Definition of sweetheartnext
1
as in darling
a person with whom one is in love I married my high-school sweetheart as soon as we both finished college

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2
as in beauty
something very good of its kind a charming waterfront cottage that's a real sweetheart

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Recent Examples of sweetheart He was beloved by his teammates and married his high-school sweetheart. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026 Eventually, the great hip-hop swindle gets out of hand, and threatens to break up Billy’s relationship with longtime sweetheart Mary (Lucy Halliday). — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 On the other side of the river lies my sandbank, where my dark-skinned sweetheart with the heron-beak nose sits. — Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026 For every couple who were childhood best friends or high school sweethearts, there’s another who didn’t cross paths until much later in life. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweetheart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetheart
  1. darling
  2. beauty
  3. sweetie
  4. dream
  5. dear
  6. beaut
  7. girlfriend
  8. wonder
Noun
  • Today, the Mexico City GP is recognized as one of the Formula 1 circuit’s intercontinental darlings.
    — Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps these Brewers aren’t some small-market darling, after all.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of darling
Noun
  • You would have been treated like gods and lived forever in beauty.
    — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The idea that beauty comes from within never entered the discussion.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • But my little Outlander sweeties, this is not just any reverend, this is Reverend Wakefield.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The said witty, hedonistic sweetie is not so much a strutting shock machine as a normative character, a familiar sight on the Rialto with a whole lot of high-end Broadway competition working just down the street.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of sweetie
Noun
  • Sequenced at the center of a three-track medley, its death-dream logic deliberately evokes the SMiLE era’s dark, confusing edge.
    — Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In a bucket hat and without a care in the world, Murray speaks kindly but candidly about making his buddy Coyne’s TV dream come true.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dream
Noun
  • Whether these ads were meant to imply that clutching and shifting was too physical for women, too unladylike, or just too complex for the little dears is not clear.
    — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Roberts hopes the new restaurant, which is open for lunch and dinner and features a full bar specializing in classic Southern cocktails and bellinis, will give guests a taste of the flavors and comfort he’s held dear for decades.
    — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 Feb. 2026
Definition of dear
Noun
  • In our opinion, this beaut will play nice with all sorts of denim, contrasting cashmere layers, and your comfiest sweatsuit for model-off-duty moments.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Marty Brown 5-yard run after two beauts from Darian Mensah to Malachi Toney on an eight-play, 89-yard drive.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of beaut
Noun
  • Duguay’s death was announced by his longtime girlfriend and former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said a juvenile shot Davis, calling it a domestic situation between Davis and his girlfriend when the juvenile stepped in to defend the woman.
    — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of girlfriend
Noun
  • Much like her character Klara, Ortega chooses to have faith in humans and their spontaneous wonder.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Karant experienced the same wonder of the space, even once it had been hollowed out.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of wonder

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“Sweetheart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetheart. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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