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Synonyms for beloved

19 synonyms
3 antonyms
2 meanings

noun
adjective

Most common

favorite US lover darling dearest popular

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Darling

darling, favorite US, favourite UK, dearest, lover, sweetheart, baby, babby US, beau, sweetie, flame, dearie informal, honey, philerast

Other

Adjective

1. Dear

dear, loved, cherished, precious, lief dated

Other

lovewende dated

Antonyms

beloathed, unloved, unbeloved

All antonyms of beloved →

Definitions

n. 1
Someone who is loved; something that is loved.
adj. 1
Much loved, dearly loved.

Related words

Other spellings: belov'd belovèd

Forms

Plural: beloveds → darlings, favorites, dearests, lovers…

Example sentences

favorite A nice roast chicken is one of my favorite dishes.
lover Dan overheard Linda's conversation with her lover.
darling Try to resist the urge to pick your nose, darling.
dearest My dearest wish is to take over the entire world.
popular I bought several cassettes of the popular singers.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
beloved		rising
favorite		rising
lover		rising
darling		rising
dearest		rising
popular		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: baby², dear¹, beau¹, lief¹
5 letters: loved¹, honey², lover², flame¹, babby
6 letters: dearie
7 letters: popular³, darling², sweetie², dearest²
8 letters: favorite³, precious²
9 letters: favourite³, cherished², philerast, lovewende
10 letters: sweetheart²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baby² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: bien-aimé