CHAPERON Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

chaperone 1 of 2

verb

variants or chaperon

Definition of chaperone

as in to accompany

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship three parents will chaperone the students on the school trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

chaperone

2 of 2

noun

variants or chaperon

as in escort

Related Words

as in teacher

Related Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of chaperone

Verb

Adult Supervision – known locally as Arkipelag – follows three fathers who chaperone their teenage daughters on a rowdy school trip to a remote island. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 Cotrufo was at his first concert, having come down from Burbank with his buddy Dave Fogerson, whose dad drove and chaperoned. — Wes Orshoski, SPIN, 20 Aug. 2026

Noun

Children age 9 and younger can enter the festival for free, but the event will have a chaperone policy that will be enforced, organizers said. — Nathan Pilling july 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 The Indiana State Fair minor policy requires minors under the age of 18 to be accompanied by a chaperone 25 years of age or older, a legal guardian, or a parent each evening during the fair. — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for chaperone

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaperone

Verb

Witkoff and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy embrace, accompanied by Finnish President Alexander Stubb, left, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, during their meeting in Oslo on Tuesday.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
The deal accompanied an investment that made the Defense Department the company’s largest shareholder.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of accompany

Noun

Sey also told OutKick that security offered them an escort out of the building because the Valkyries fans became so hostile.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The military escort played lively music as the procession made its way to the scaffold.

— Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of escort

Noun

In 2024, two Michigan high school students were sitting in the bleachers during a student-teacher basketball game when their physical education teacher collapsed from cardiac arrest.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
When the Gulf state launched its golden visa in 2019, the government offered 10-year residency to people who could invest at least $545,000 into property as well as to researchers, teachers and specialized talent.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of teacher

Noun

Katrina Prowess, another Queens of the Crypt guide, shared a story about an alleged ghost at the Clothing Warehouse.

— Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
The new show, which as yet is unnamed, will be a practical guide to buying and cooking produce seasonally for health and financial security.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of guide

Noun

These provisions keep employers and plan sponsors from openly discussing their contract terms, which Cuban said blocks them from comparing fees and negotiating better deals.

— Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Anthony Baza-Fainn manages the team's sponsor and said the team has changed his husband.

— Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of sponsor

Noun

Brian Avery, a legal and risk professor at the University of Florida, said investigators will look at video footage, maintenance logs and statements from witnesses and ride attendants.

— Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Bayona also described enforcement hurdles that Miami code compliance inspectors must overcome, such as being denied entry into condos by front-desk attendants.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of attendant

Noun

But head coach Ben Johnson isn't going to be happy that his team nearly blew a 24-point lead with just over 12 minutes to go.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Even though the season’s still young, the Dolphins and the Chargers, who coincidentally have two former Dolphins head coaches on its offensive staff, are the NFL’s bottom-dwellers this season.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of coach

Noun

The protagonist is Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk), a knight-errant played by Peter Claffey, accompanied by his young squire Egg, portrayed by Dexter Sol Ansell.

— Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026
In contrast, composed framing of his loyal squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), underlines a different emotion.

— Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of squire

Browse Nearby Words

chapels

chaperone

chaperoned

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Chaperone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaperone. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of chaperone

verb

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

vocation

Popular in Grammar & Usage

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Can' vs. 'May'

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

Popular in Wordplay

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes