Synonyms for infatuation
ɪnˌfætʃ uˈeɪ ʃənin·fat·u·a·tion

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. infatuation

   Synonyms:
   fatuity, hallucination, madness, self-deception

   Antonyms:
   clear-sightedness, sagacity, wisdom, sanity, soundness

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. infatuationnoun

   a foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration

   Synonyms:
   puppy love, calf love, crush

2. puppy love, calf love, crush, infatuationnoun

   temporary love of an adolescent

   Synonyms:
   puppy love, crushed leather, jam, crush, calf love, press, compaction, crunch

3. infatuationnoun

   an object of extravagant short-lived passion

   Synonyms:
   puppy love, calf love, crush

Matched Categories

1. • Object
   • Passion

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. limerance

   Submitted by DDGurov on December 7, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. infatuationnoun

   Synonyms:
   folly, foolishness, hallucination, want of sound judgment

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "infatuation":

   whim, crush

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. infatuation

   Synonyms:
   Puppy love

How to pronounce infatuation?

How to say infatuation in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use infatuation in a sentence?

1. Prime Minister Tony Abbott:

   He had a long history of violent crime, infatuation with extremism and mental instability, as the siege unfolded yesterday, he sought to cloak his actions with the symbolism of the (Islamic State) death cult. Tragically, there are people in our community ready to engage in politically motivated violence.

2. Dean Phillips:

   She made several comments to folks that we obtained through an interview, comments that were troubling with regards her infatuation with Columbine, the recognition the Columbine anniversary was coming this weekend.

3. Chetan Dube:

   My wife is convinced I’m having an affair with Amelia, i have a great deal of passion and infatuation with her.

4. Deborah Carr:

   When people first fall in love, where they first feel infatuation, sometimes logic goes out the window, there's lots of data showing that logical thought patterns sometimes get lost in the fray when someone really is very attracted to a person or they're feeling the throes of passion.

5. Tony Abbott:

   We want to know why he wasn't being monitored given his history of violence, his history of mental instability and his history of infatuation with extremism.