Hate and Romance

Opposite meaning words

Hate noun - A very strong dislike.

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Romance is an antonym for hate.

Nearby Words: hateful, hated, hating, hatefully, hater

Romance noun - A brief romantic relationship.

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Hate is an antonym for romance in love affair topic.

old	old hate	old romance
good	good hate	good romance
pure	pure hate	pure romance
typical	typical hate	typical romance
Other adjectives: true, genuine, actual, real, great, serious, happy, sexual, less, outright, last, historical, online.

In Homestuck one form of Troll Romance is called kismessitude, a romantic relationship based around hate instead of love.

Source: Hate at First Sight
Homestuck has a little bit of this with trolls: Trolls have four different kinds of romance: platonic love, platonic hate, sexual love, and sexual hate.

Source: Interplay of Sex and Violence
You can choose to romance more than one companion, but romanced companions hate it when you flirt with someone else in front of them.

Source: Romance Sidequest

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