Crush
Crush noun - A strong but often short-lived liking for another person.
Heartthrob and crush are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heartthrob" instead a noun "Crush".
Heartthrob
Heartthrob noun - An object of infatuation.
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Synonyms for Heartthrob
Crush and heartthrob are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crush" instead a noun "Heartthrob".
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But someone needed to look out for her sister Frida, whose crush, British heartthrob Gabriel Luna, would be singing and signing autographs therealong with the newly appointed Face of Stark, teen supermodel sensation Nikki Howard.
Source: Literature / Airhead Series
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Heartthrob and Crush. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crush/heartthrob
Crush & Heartthrob. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crush/heartthrob>.
Heartthrob or Crush. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crush/heartthrob.
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