Synonyms of consort

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noun (1)

1

as in group

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

a consort of doctors attended the case

Synonyms & Similar Words

• group
• grouping
• batch
• band
• bunch
• cluster
• lot
• crew
• team
• crop
• party
• constellation
• body
• battery
• array
• clutch
• collective
• organization
• squadron
• platoon
• gathering
• circle
• boodle
• huddle
• battalion
• knot
• parcel
• school
• passel
• posse
• brigade
• gang
• clan
• faction
• the whole kit and caboodle
• coterie
• sect
• assembly
• task force
• congregation
• round
• clique
• union
• alliance
• ring
• guild
• confederacy
• federation
• phalanx
• set
• coalition
• muster
• fellowship
• brood
• outfit
• confederation
• bloc
• league
• order
• bevy
• covey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• single

2

as in choir

an organized group of singers

hired a consort of madrigal singers to perform at the wedding reception

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choir
• chorus
• ensemble
• glee club
• chorale
• minstrelsy

consort

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noun (2)

ˈkän-ˌsȯrt 

as in spouse

the person to whom another is married

it is the queen's eldest son and not her consort who is next in line for the throne

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spouse
• partner
• husband
• wife
• mate
• significant other
• better half
• bride
• groom
• bridegroom
• domestic partner
• helpmate
• soulmate
• helpmeet
• mister
• hubby
• man
• lady
• old man

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ex
• single
• bachelor
• maid
• maiden
• spinster
• bachelorette

consort

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verb

kən-ˈsȯrt 

1

as in to associate

to come or be together as friends

at college she began consorting with drug users, eventually becoming an addict herself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associate
• travel
• bond
• collaborate
• mix
• run
• join
• connect
• company
• mingle
• fraternize
• sort
• relate
• befriend
• cooperate
• hook up
• friend
• chum
• hang (around or out)
• rub shoulders (with)
• fall in with
• take up with
• ally
• pal (around)
• hobnob
• keep company (with)
• mess around
• group
• confederate
• club
• rub elbows (with)
• rally
• affiliate
• couple
• socialize
• get along
• consociate
• get on
• team
• conjoin
• wed
• tie
• side
• link
• interrelate
• band
• league
• knot
• be friends with
• gang
• collude
• attach

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• shun
• snub
• alienate
• split (up)
• cold-shoulder
• disperse
• break up
• estrange
• disband
• split
• dissociate
• divorce
• sever
• disunite
• disjoin
• sunder

2

as in to blend

to form a pleasing relationship

the restaurant's sophisticated menu consorts seamlessly with its sleek, modern ambience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blend
• correlate
• correspond
• coordinate
• match
• harmonize
• conform
• assort
• agree
• meet
• chime
• balance
• groove
• parallel
• chime in
• merge
• bond
• hang together
• dovetail
• fuse
• coalesce
• conjoin
• square
• cohere
• tally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conflict
• differ
• contrast
• contradict
• jar
• counter
• clash
• offset
• cancel (out)
• collide
• diverge
• counteract
• negate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of consort

Noun

The story is built around Kitana’s childhood trauma of losing her father to the evil Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford), who has taken over her home realm of Edenia, enslaving her mother as his zombie consort, Sindel (Ana Thu Nguyen). — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026

If the goal was to smooth relations between the United States and the United Kingdom, the diplomatic mission of King Charles and consort seems to have succeeded, at least on the level of communication. — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026

Verb

But he is detested by western militiamen, and is also known to consort with extremists. — Alessandra Bocchi, WSJ, 13 July 2021

Not all biographers truly consort with creativity, but Lee does, so her books have a creativity of their own, deepening and sometimes altering one’s sense of the individual talent. — Andrew O’Hagan, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2021