Synonyms of mistresses

mistresses

noun

plural of mistress

as in concubines

a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship

he lavished gifts upon his mistress but completely ignored his wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concubines
• lovers
• other women
• prostitutes
• girlfriends
• paramours
• courtesans
• doxies
• demimondaines
• odalisques
• demireps

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mistresses

The Getty Suite speaks for itself with its throne-like chairs, opulent tapestries, carved rose wooden ceiling and connecting door into the Medici Suite (CH) where Getty put up some of his mistresses. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026

On the other hand, Dunaway and her tart-talking sidekick, Brenda Vaccaro, seem to be having the time of their lives as mistresses of the shades of darkness (their ramshackle abode is a funhouse Ghost Train ride festooned with skeletons, spiders and tattered netting). — Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

The multiple mistresses ruined his image; the countless injuries derailed his golf game. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026

Providing relief and contrast are the sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, mistresses, and nursemaids, all of whom also have views on ideal social order. — Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025

His character, federal agent Nelson Van Alden, fathered two different children with two different mistresses. — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025

Back were the villas and the apartments, the chauffeurs and the mistresses swaddled in foreign luxury. — Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025

In an examination of stigma, resilience, and the search for self-worth, Paul channels his mental health struggles into domestic service for mistresses and online rituals of cleaning. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025