BACHELOR Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

bachelor

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Definition of bachelor

as in spinster

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Recent Examples of bachelor Owens holds a PhD in sociology from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 Linton, who received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees and his PhD from the Blacksburg school, has served as president of Kansas State University since 2022. — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2026 He was born in in Kansas City, Missouri in October 1980, and graduated from New York University with a bachelor of music in musical composition in 2003. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 Murphy graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a bachelor of arts in film and media studies. — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bachelor

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In Wicker, Skarsgård slipped into a much more textured material to play the Wicker Husband of a reclusive spinster Fisherwoman (Olivia Colman), who commissioned a Basketmaker (Peter Dinklage) to weave together her fantasy man.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026
In the show, Bertha (Linda Reiter) is an old spinster and a neighbor of the Borden family in Fall River.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of spinster

Noun

So, about a year into his professional career, Brennan had already earned a PGA Tour membership, and less than a year on from that maiden victory, he's earned two more wins.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of maiden

Noun

In the series, a bachelorette weekend turns deadly when the bride (Jenner) winds up murdered in the pool, and her closest girlfriends all become suspects.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
What started as a way to jazz up private parties like birthdays and bachelorette, evolved to pop-ups before its first storefront.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of bachelorette

Noun

Adelaide said, with a vehemence that frightened Masha, the maid trying to spoon medicine into her clenched mouth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
This is the kind of show where an opulent tea party is dramatized not just by many different plates of fancy pastries, fancy wreaths and lots of furniture, but by having all that stuff carted in by a dozen or so butlers, maids and other servants.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026

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