BACHELOR Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

bachelor

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as in spinster

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Recent Examples of bachelor The new King also holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California at Berkeley, and credits his experience there with introducing him to people from different backgrounds. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 The former actor graduated from Northeastern University in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in English, then earned his juris doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law in 2019. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 Apply for Pell Grants Undergraduate students with exceptional financial need who don’t have a bachelor’s degree or other professional degree yet may qualify for a Pell Grant. — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 In 2015, Lindsey—a lifelong bachelor—quipped that, if he were elected President, his sister could be his First Lady. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bachelor

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After deliberating for just over an hour, the all-male, white, Protestant jury unanimously decided that 32-year-old spinster Borden didn’t commit a brazen daytime double homicide.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
The eight-episode season will star Ella Beatty as the (allegedly) hatchet-wielding spinster accused and acquitted of killing her father and stepmother in the trial of the century.

— Dan Medeiros, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of spinster

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Ritual gifts include incense, flowers, perfume, cosmetics and soap, which Hor said are believed to bring beauty and charm after being blessed by the cowherd and seven maidens.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Lastly, Sovereignty broke his maiden in his third start as a two-year-old and won the Kentucky Derby in his third start last year, followed by his three wins at Saratoga last summer.

— Geoff Clark, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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Splitwise, the app used to track expenses and split shared costs pulled fresh data on the financial cost of bachelor and bachelorette weekends.

— Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
On August 17, Lipa shared a carousel of photos from her bestie Ella Jenkin’s bachelorette trip.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of bachelorette

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The maid who let the Clue Gang into the room calls the demonstrably quite fallible Philly cops, who arrive in force.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Patricia Quinn, who starred as extraterrestrial maid Magenta, expressed her heartbreak over her costar’s death.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026

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