Crush and Flame

Crush

Crush noun - A strong but often short-lived liking for another person.

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Flame and crush are semantically related in infatuation topic. In some cases you can use "Flame" instead a noun "Crush", when it comes to topics like feeling.

Nearby Words: crushed, crushing, crusher

Flame

Flame noun - A person with whom one is in love.

Usage example: decided to look up an old flame while she was in town

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Synonyms for Flame

Antonyms for Flame

Crush and flame are semantically related in feeling topic. Sometimes you can use "Crush" instead a noun "Flame", if it concerns topics such as infatuation.

Nearby Words: flaming, flam, flamed, flamy

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How words are described

old	old crush	old flame
long	long crush	long flame
brief	brief crush	brief flame
original	original crush	original flame
Other adjectives: romantic, small, strong, actual, real, big, intense, huge, little, main, former, latest, giant.

Both words in one sentence

On Adventure Time, Flame Princess is the second love for Finn, since his old crush Princess Bubblegum considered herself too old for him (even before the reveal of her real age.)

Source: Second Love
On Adventure Time Finn and Jake both think this is going on when Finn's old crush, Princess Bubblegum, objects to him being involved with Flame Princess.

Source: Unrequited Love Switcheroo
Old Flame: When the story begins she meets him again after seven years, she still has a crush on him, but Shinji is married to Asuka and has a daughter.

Source: Fanfic / HERZ

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