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Antonyms for sweetheart


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sweet-hahrt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈswitˌhɑrt



Definition of sweetheart

Origin :
  • late 13c. as a form of address, 1570s as a synonym for "loved one;" from sweet (adj.) + heart. As an adjective, with reference to labor contracts, it is attested from 1959.
  • noun person whom another loves
Example sentences :
  • A "bronch fighter" is not more jealous of his sweetheart than of his reputation as a rider.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • He could not have her for a sweetheart, if she shared her love with other men.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Some o' the men said she was his sweetheart, but he don't look like that kind.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • "Don't worry about me, sweetheart," he replied in a well controlled voice.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • Her sweetheart was named Gadern, and he was a young and strong hunter.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • Got no more regards than a brazing calf-disturbin' a feller with his sweetheart!
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • "Sweetheart, you mustn't fret," she soothed, in motherly fashion.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • I have no mind to wed for a while, but Giles Martin of Gommatch is my sweetheart.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • He was a sweetheart, a society sweetheart, who are always the worst of all.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • You can away now, sweetheart, if you have aught to engage you.'
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Synonyms for sweetheart

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