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

Recent Examples on the Web

The spacious primary bedroom can fit a king and comes with one of the apartment’s two closets (the other is just off the foyer) and southeastern exposures that look out on a church and townhouses. —Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Apr. 2026

For decades, both countries have inflated threats posed by the other, which has hardened their resolve against finding common ground, Robert Malley, a former White House official who negotiated with Iran for the 2015 nuclear deal, and who is now a senior fellow at Yale’s Jackson School, told me. —Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

The district denies the labor violations, and both sides have filed accusations against the other with the state labor governing body. —Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026

One man does it and the other becomes obsessed with figuring out how; then the dynamic reverses itself. —Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the other

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