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 Want a bachelor’s degree but don’t want to spend four years in college? — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, the aging bachelor lived as something of a recluse in the Independence mansion occupied by multiple other relatives and in-laws. — Dan Kelly august 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026 Haden was raised in San Diego and graduated from University City High before obtaining his bachelor’s degree in political science from Stanford University. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Alumni are defined as those who obtain bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees from the institution, with greater weight assigned to the achievements of more recent graduates. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 21 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

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
Flanked by hydrangea bushes, this charming Cape Cod-style cottage is the perfect spot for a bachelorette weekend or girls’ trip.

— Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 4 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
Sullivan was an Irish immigrant who had been working as a maid for the Bordens for more than two years.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

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