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 Budi has a bachelor of science degree in engineering physics from the Bandung Institute of Technology. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 Born in the Bronx on May 24, 1941, Reisberg attended high school in Long Beach on Long Island, then earned his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and his law degree — taking classes at night — from Fordham University. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026 Weaver, likewise, attended a prestigious performing arts high school, where she was classically trained in various genres of dance, including musical theater, and earned her bachelor’s degree in dance from the University of Alabama. — Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026 Similarly, graduate degree-holders will have to make more than workers with bachelor’s degrees. — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bachelor

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Noun

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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This second tale unfolds in an isolated cabin in the 1950s, as a lonely man on death’s door, Tom (Nick Nolte), a father in wait for his estranged daughter, finds an unconscious maiden, Alice (Caylee Cowan), outside in the snow.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of maiden

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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
Williams — who has been living in Sydney, Australia, for the past seven years — had expected her mom to come to her bachelorette celebration there in December.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of bachelorette

Noun

Loyal Maids in Extravagant Mansions While Solana is a disorderly servant, Clarita reflects the trope of the loyal maid of the higher class, the societal expectation in the region.

— Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Lizzie and Bridget having a romantic relationship Monster depicts Lizzie and Bridget as forming a romantic relationship, which starts when Bridget becomes a maid for her family.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of maid

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