the other

noun

1

: the person or thing that remains or that has not been shown or mentioned yet

I held on with one hand and waved with the other.

Each of them looked at the other.

2

: an opposite place or thing

We moved from one side of town to the other.

Examples of the other in a Sentence

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Division 1 again will be an eight-team division using a pool-play format; the other eight divisions will use traditional brackets. —Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2026

However, Gottlieb also brought up how many individuals who leave college coaching to become NBA coaches don't want to return to the college scene, because the NBA focuses more on basketball and less on all the other drama and noise. —Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Unlike the other side, which constantly changes its position, our stance has always been clear. —Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026

Church had created a voodoo doll of the other woman, the prosecutor added. —Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the other

• another
• godmother
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• brother
• mother
• nother
• smother
• souther