soulmate

noun

soul·​mate ˈsōl-ˌmāt 

variants or soul mate

plural soulmates or soul mates

1

: a close friend or romantic partner with whom one has a unique deep connection based on mutual understanding and acceptance

When I fell in love the first time, I believed in 'soulmates,' and felt he was the one.

—Tuli Banerjee

We were always friends, and we always stayed in touch. There was always this connection. I can't explain it. It's almost like soulmates, and it always was.

—Melanie Griffith, quoted in People Weekly

Every lonely adolescent fantasizes a lost twin somewhere, the perfect companion, confidant and soul mate—another self.

—Sharon Begley

2

: a person who shares the same beliefs or opinions as another person

ideological soulmates

You half-heartedly play the election game, giving your vote to the least offensive candidate at the time. But you save your heart, hoping for that day when your political soul mate rides in on a white horse.

—Burt Constable

also : something likened to a soulmate in being very similar to or being a typical companion to another thing

And, unlike their soulmates at Pinehurst, these [golf] courses often feature substantial elevation changes.

—Larry Olmsted

Discovery, like its soul mate love, is a many-splendored thing.

—Stephen Jay Gould

Examples of soulmate in a Sentence

a husband and wife who are perfect soulmates

They are ideological soulmates.

Recent Examples on the Web

In this book, Elara must embark on a vengeful journey far beyond the Kingdom of Helios to wake her soulmate, who is trapped between life and death. —Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025

Your Partner Will Never Meet Every Need At some point, most couples arrive at the same realization: your partner can’t be your soulmate, therapist, best friend, financial planner or emotional anchor all at once. —Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025

This brings us to another important distinction between twin flames and soulmates, of course. —Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2025

In the series, age is thrown out the window when singles search for their soulmates, per the logline. —Peter White, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025

For Virginians who lost their friends, brothers, sisters, parents and soulmates, there's a grief that lingers. —Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025

Dan’s heartbroken to hear that some rare books and stamps are what ultimately took his soulmate from him. —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025

If the story was about a toxic suburban friendship, the movie itself was about a psychosexual meeting of alarming soulmates. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025

Specifically, young adults should learn that attachment styles are contextual, become insecure in distress, and affect the perception of soulmates. —Eric Wood, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for soulmate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate