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 War In times of peace, Odysseus, king of Ithaca, and his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) had hosted parties in their palace for all — even beggars were welcome. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

Co-owner Jeff Lyell closed a block of Morgan Ford Road and rolled in a massive screen, creating one of the city's largest and most authentic watch parties. — Meredith Nierman, NPR, 17 July 2026

Overall, explain early on why panic selling is harmful, as discussing this sooner saves both parties from crisis hand-holding later. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

In one case, the panel concluded Martinez improperly allowed two high school students to sit with him on the bench during a hearing despite an objection from one of the parties. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

The industry is, indeed, a lucrative one, and the various parties want to benefit themselves and their constituents. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Medium Rare is known for pulling off its massive Super Bowl parties each year that packs multiple events into one city over a couple of days. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Pinta hosted card-writing parties and spread the word on social media and through my columns and, all told, sent out around 2,100 cards that year. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

The state judges, some of whom are also still on the bench, represented both parties. — Sudhin Thanawala, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026