Mr. Rights

noun

plural of Mr. Right
as in significant others

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Mr. Rights
  1. significant others
  2. partners
  3. old men
  4. spouses
  5. husbands
  6. better halves
Noun
  • Team owner James Dolan promised rings to the players' significant others as well, highlighting that the support and sacrifices of the players' partners during last season's playoffs were vital to securing the title.
    — Otis Livingston, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • That’s when employees and their significant others started to leave the party.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of significant others
Noun
  • Industry partners could eventually manufacture and distribute the device under licensing arrangements.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The long running legal battle centers on allegations that the league and its 32 teams conspired in violation of antitrust laws to allow the NFL to reach exclusive deals with broadcast partners for the right to air out-of-market games.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • Officers arrived at the scene in less than two minutes and found two 19-year-old men with gunshot wounds.
    — Eric Mack , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • All of the designer pieces are bought from mostly old men in Italy and also flea markets in Paris.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of old men
Noun
  • The partners of billionaires have long been appointed to roles distributing their spouses’ wealth through philanthropic and political giving.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As the journalists finalized their divorces with their ex-spouses in 2023, reports of a budding romance came to the forefront.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of spouses
Noun
  • Other interviewees remembered a time when families seeking husbands for their daughters preferred sons of party cadres; today, a man with access to foreign currency or a profitable business can be much more desirable.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
  • During the one-day festival, wives observe a fast and pray for the longevity and well-being of their husbands.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of husbands
Noun
  • Actors from hit shows such as The Pitt, Shrinking, The Bear, Pluribus took the opportunity to dress to nines and head for a fun night out with their better halves by their side.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of better halves
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“Mr. Rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Mr.%20Rights. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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