BACHELOR Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

bachelor

noun

Definition of bachelor

as in spinster

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Recent Examples of bachelor Washington — The unemployment gap between young high school graduates and their counterparts who obtained a bachelor’s degree or higher has shrunk steadily over the past few years in a sign of structural shifts happening in the US economy. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 From 2023 to 2024, there was a slight drop-off — the percentage of 25-and-older residents with any degree, except for bachelor’s, dipped slightly. — Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 Skeptics worry some students will use up their lifetime 12-semester Pell benefits in short-term programs, rather than pursuing a bachelor’s degree, with potentially higher earnings prospects. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Ramanathan is part of a still small but growing group of Americans looking beyond the traditional semester abroad to earning an entire bachelor’s degree overseas. — Lisa Chambers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bachelor

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At age 37, Abby was considered a spinster, and her social class was well below that of her husband.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of spinster

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Both were wins, a maiden-breaking score at seven furlongs (3/4 of a mile) at Churchill Downs on June 7, 2026 and a valiant win by a neck in the mile and a sixteenth Indiana Derby on July 11.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of maiden

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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

Definition of maid

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