romantically
- adverb
- /roʊˈmæntɪkli/
- He was nice, but I didn't like him romantically.
- romantically involved
- romantically inclined
- think of it romantically
Wall Street mystifies the business romantically.
- Wall Street mystifies the business romantically.
Examples
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I didn't think I'd get involved emotionally, romantically, except for passing in the night.
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Maybe not romantically, but you seem close.
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These two guys know we are romantically involved.
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After all, it was all just in my imagination, pretending that this woman could find me romantically interesting.
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I hope it's okay for me to say this, but... you strike me as someone who's been... burned romantically.
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They romantically perceived themselves as one people, with one identity, one literature, one culture, and one language.
Academic text (1998) -
It wasn't that he was interested in her romantically.
Fiction book (1999) -
When you're 14, 27 seems far away, and premature death can seem romantically tragic rather than criminally wasteful.
Academic text (2010) -
"Should we be co-opted and file jointly?" The wedding took place near the Rhododendron Gardens of Golden Gate Park, a site we figured was both free and romantically alfresco.
Fiction book (1996) -
He often daydreams about love romantically, imagining perfect moments with someone special.
Synonyms
In a way that is not likely to happen or work
In a way that follows strong beliefs about how things should be and ignores what is practical
In a way that shows imagination and looks unreal
Antonyms
How Idealistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Romantically also comes from romance, which became a word for a dreamy 'story', so to think or behave romantically can mean imagining perfect or unrealistic love like in a fairy tale.