AMOROUS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

amorous

adjective

ˈa-mə-rəs

as in erotic

of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire male birds engage in amorous behavior—nest-building, singing, showing off their finery—in order to attract females

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Recent Examples of amorous Service, on my visits, was a bit spacey, but it’s been tightening up; the tone of the place seems to be in progress, too, oscillating between that of a neighborhood joint, an amorous date-night nook, and a sceney hot spot. —

Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026 There’s an official battle, a backwoods kerfuffle, and some amorous activity on the side. —

Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026 The amorous couple abandoned their spouses, children, and lives (and Wright his practice) in 1909 to spend a year together in Europe before relocating to Taliesin in 1911. —

Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026 By wagering money, bettors are setting the odds on the amorous relationships of high-profile figures, from Zendaya to Katy Perry. —

Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amorous

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There are two teenage boys in the film, Haruki (Waku Kawaguchi) and Keita (Kiyora Fuiwara), whose inchoate erotic feelings for one another, a love that can still barely say its name in provincial Japan, forms a subplot here.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
In film, Lauren Miller Rogen’s Babies starring Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen is in post, as is Ellie Foumbi’s erotic thriller Fleur starring Halle Berry.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 May 2026