Synonyms of parties

parties 1 of 2

noun

plural of party

1

as in events

a social gathering

we're all invited to the big party to celebrate the end of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• events
• bashes
• receptions
• celebrations
• dances
• shindigs
• get-togethers
• galas
• fetes
• affairs
• functions
• blowouts
• balls
• binges
• occasions
• fund-raisers
• blasts
• suppers
• proms
• benefits
• dos
• formals
• orgies
• soirees
• socials
• masquerades
• keggers
• house parties
• bacchanals
• showers
• cocktail parties
• tea parties
• mixers
• symposia
• teas
• clambakes
• salons
• stags
• hen parties
• bacchanalia
• housewarmings
• bakes
• klatches
• icebreakers
• saturnalias
• kaffeeklatsches
• meet and greets

2

as in factions

a group of people acting together within a larger group

a small party got together to protest the new chairman's decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• factions
• sides
• coalitions
• wings
• teams
• sects
• blocs
• bodies
• movements
• sets
• blocks
• denominations
• gangs
• crews
• caucuses
• splinters
• persuasions
• splits
• packs
• schisms
• scissions

3

as in teams

a group of people working together on a task

a search party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teams
• platoons
• companies
• armies
• crews
• squads
• brigades
• battalions
• gangs
• bands
• outfits
• troops
• troupes
• departments
• corps
• staffs
• stables
• administrations
• forces
• hosts
• posses
• help
• personnels

4

as in people

a member of the human race

my grandfather's a determined old party, so don't underestimate him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• people
• guys
• men
• things
• lives
• individuals
• creatures
• birds
• customers
• humans
• bodies
• scouts
• babies
• souls
• sorts
• cookies
• beings
• personages
• personalities
• fish
• ducks
• characters
• human beings
• eggs
• mortals
• devils
• specimens
• faces
• bods
• sons of man
• neighbors
• stiffs
• heads
• fellows
• brothers
• wights
• slobs
• celebrities
• selves
• homos
• hominids
• humanoids
• somebodies
• fellowmen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animals
• beasts
• critters
• brutes
• beasties

5

as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

for parties of more than six people the restaurant automatically adds a 15% service charge to the bill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• groups
• groupings
• batches
• bands
• clusters
• bunches
• lots
• teams
• crops
• gatherings
• organizations
• crews
• platoons
• constellations
• batteries
• arrays
• bodies
• consorts
• collectives
• schools
• clutches
• squadrons
• circles
• parcels
• battalions
• factions
• gangs
• brigades
• cliques
• congregations
• assemblies
• passels
• the whole kit and caboodle
• sects
• boodles
• huddles
• knots
• clans
• coalitions
• guilds
• rounds
• posses
• coteries
• outfits
• blocs
• task forces
• fellowships
• unions
• federations
• alliances
• sets
• leagues
• musters
• rings
• confederations
• orders
• confederacies
• phalanxes
• broods
• bevies
• coveys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individuals
• singles

6

as in participants

one who takes part in something

a party to the agreement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• participants
• participators
• players
• actors
• partners
• sharers
• partakers
• colleagues
• assistants
• helpers
• aides
• accessories

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observers
• spectators
• nonparticipants
• onlookers
• bystanders
• watchers
• lookers-on
• wallflowers

parties

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of party

as in revels

Related Words

• revels
• carouses
• mixes
• socializes
• associates
• goes out
• mingles
• steps out
• hobnobs
• fraternizes
• circulates

Dissimilar Words

• avoids
• shuns
• eschews
• slights
• snubs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parties

Noun

The parties involved in the litigation—as well as Red Lobster itself, which is not being sued—declined to comment for this article, but their court filings lay out the sad saga in dramatic detail. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

This means that many times, HOAs have a measure of control over home decor and public gatherings of residents, such as parades, festivals and holiday parties – including which holidays are celebrated at all. — Stephanie A. Dhuman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Paradoxically, while these entertaining figures can attract voters disillusioned with traditional politics, the ballots cast for them also add to their parties’ total under Brazil’s electoral system. — Mauricio Savarese, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

The two southern battlegrounds were initially top targets of both political parties, but now appear to be slipping away from Republicans as Democrats grow eager about their chances. — Halle Troadec, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

At least five county-level Republican parties have recommended a No vote on Prop 45 — Del Norte, Fresno, Solano, San Luis Obispo and Marin. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The fourth quarter starts Thursday, bringing the gauntlet of Halloween, Election Day, Thanksgiving, office holiday parties and the holidays themselves. — J. Scott Trubey, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Related Stories Talking to politicians from both parties, there’s always a need in interviews to navigate around their talking points and stump lines. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

As head of the brand-name drug industry’s top lobbying group, Cantor will face mounting political pressure on drug prices and an increasingly populist mood from both political parties. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026