Synonyms of cohorts

cohorts

noun

plural of cohort

1

as in associates

a person frequently seen in the company of another

if you're trying to give up drinking, your cohorts shouldn't be confirmed party animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associates
• colleagues
• peers
• friends
• buddies
• accomplices
• comrades
• classmates
• fellows
• compatriots
• companions
• cronies
• compeers
• partners
• teammates
• collaborators
• mates
• allies
• running mates
• coworkers
• pals
• chums
• hobnobbers
• affiliates
• confederates
• workmates
• confidants
• equals
• halves
• intimates
• playmates
• countrymen
• schoolmates
• shipmates
• parasites
• housemates
• roommates
• familiars
• attendants
• messmates
• escorts
• hearties
• leeches
• hangers-on
• playfellows

2

as in accomplices

one associated with another in wrongdoing

she and her cohorts were arrested for shoplifting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accomplices
• henchmen
• confederates
• partners
• accessories
• companions
• abettors
• collaborators
• informants
• comrades
• informers
• cronies
• conspirators
• evidences
• traitors
• collaborationists
• gangsters
• plotters
• racketeers
• mobsters
• state's evidences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cohorts

Most recent studies on coffee have primarily focused on prospective cohorts; such investigations have followed tens of thousands of people for decades to track their habits and health outcomes. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026

The researchers compared two cohorts, as opposed to looking at similar groups randomly assigned to take or not take statins. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

The results will help segment POTS patients into more granular cohorts based on the source of their symptoms, rather than lumping them all together as Simo says the medical industry often does today. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

How a state allows rising generational cohorts to move up the political ladder is critical for ensuring regime stability. — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

The group recruited 60 healthy adults in their 60s, 70s, and 80s and split them into two cohorts. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

Job placement tracks whether recent graduating cohorts — 2020 through 2025 — landed a full-time role or entered graduate school within a year of finishing their degree. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

How Strength Training Affects Longevity The study drew on data from three major long-term health cohorts, the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, the Nurses’ Health Study and the Nurses’ Health Study II. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026

But the light that Alfred helped bring into his heart at the end of Season 1 continues to spread as additional cohorts crack Batman’s armor. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2026