GROOM Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of groom

as in to prepare

to make ready in advance the hotel's penthouse suite is being groomed for a royal visit

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noun

as in bridegroom

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Controversy and backlash A D128 scandal exploded into public view last year when a parent accused Libertyville High School special education teacher Parker Rohde in a lawsuit of grooming their child, who has Down syndrome. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026 Alger loved grooming young people for business and often returned to his alma mater. — Sheryl Lee, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Noun

The groom is the son of Stephanie and Zachary Lane Smith of Little Rock. — Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026 The cost of the celebration is borne by the bride and groom and their parents, and no one else. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for groom

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Know More Republican leaders are preparing for Democratic opponents of the college sports bill to dig in, dragging out the rest of the schedule.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The major maintenance period intended to repair critical systems, upgrade equipment and prepare the ship for future operations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of prepare

Noun

This comes of not understanding that the tradition dated from a time when brides and bridegrooms were not expected to have close ties to those of the opposite gender.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Yesterday, the Sun asked this question of a wide variety of people – an auxiliary policeman, a protest marcher, a steelworker, a politician, a barber, a bridegroom, a bootblack and others.

— Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2026

Definition of bridegroom

Noun

My darling hubby took the photo a few months ago on his phone and our kitty won first place at my local gym/OTF pet photo contest!

— Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2026
As recently as earlyJuly, Parton put out a video thank you to Swift and then soon-to-be hubby Travis Kelce for including a $2 million donation to the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hubby

Noun

And then there’s my father’s brother and somebody else, a business partner.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Waltz said the administration wants to hear directly from its Gulf partners about their concerns, describing the collective meeting as an important diplomatic opportunity.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

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