party

party

noun

Definition of PARTY

1

a social gathering <we're all invited to the big party to celebrate the end of the year>

Synonyms affair, bash, binge, blast, blowout, do, event, fete (or f{ecirc}te), function, get-together, powwow, reception, shindig

Related Words benefit, fund-raiser; ball, dance, formal, prom; celebration, gala, occasion; bacchanal, bacchanalia, orgy, saturnalia; bake, clambake, cocktail party, hen party, house party, housewarming, icebreaker, kaffeeklatsch, kegger (also keg party), klatch (also klatsch), masquerade, meet and greet, mixer, salon, shower, social, soiree (or soir{eacute}e), stag, supper, symposium, tea, tea party

2

a group of people acting together within a larger group <a small party got together to protest the new chairman's decision>

Synonyms bloc, block, body, coalition, party, sect, set, side, wing

Related Words splinter, split; crew, gang, pack, team; denomination, persuasion; schism, scission; caucus, movement

3

a group of people working together on a task <a search party>

Synonyms army, band, brigade, company, crew, outfit, party, platoon, squad, team

Related Words battalion, corps, troop; force, host, posse, stable, troupe; administration, department, help, personnel, staff

4

a member of the human race <my grandfather's a determined old party, so don't underestimate him>

Synonyms baby, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight

Related Words hominid, homo, humanoid; brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor; celebrity, personality, self, somebody

Near Antonyms animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter

5

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit <for parties of more than six people the restaurant automatically adds a 15% service charge to the bill>

Synonyms array, band, batch, battery, body, boodle, bunch, cluster, clutch, consort, constellation, crop, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, parcel, party, passel

Related Words assembly, collective, congregation, gathering, muster, organization; circle, clan, clique, coterie, fellowship, gang, ring, round, set; faction, guild (also gild), order, school, sect; brigade, crew, outfit, phalanx, platoon, posse, task force, team; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union; battalion, squadron; bevy, brood, covey

Near Antonyms individual, single

6

one who takes part in something <a party to the agreement>

Synonyms actor, partaker, participator, party, player, sharer

Related Words accessory (also accessary), aide, assistant, helper; colleague, partner

Near Antonyms bystander, looker-on, observer, onlooker, spectator, watcher; wallflower

Antonyms nonparticipant