PARTNER Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpärt-nər

Definition of partner

as in spouse

the person to whom another is married takes marriage very seriously and wants a man who will be her partner for life

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verb

as in to contract

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Recent Examples of partner

Noun

Their fledgling relationship has provided a bright spot for droves of fans around the globe who are mourning the death of Shadow's longtime partner, Jackie, following a mysterious illness earlier this month. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 And more than 90 organizations, including unions, Black fraternities and sororities and voting rights groups, have signed on as official partners. — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

The stock got an additional boost Tuesday when the company announced a deal with Nvidia to partner on a future satellite project. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026 As for its other titles, Row K is in talks to partner with Neon on the release of the Cliffhanger reimagining starring Lily James. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for partner

Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner

Noun

These broad themes stretch us outside the confines of looking for an appropriate spouse.

— Anne E. Fernald, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Additionally, spouses of those experiencing gambling harm are 10 times more likely to end up in the emergency room because those with a gambling disorder are nearly 37% more likely to domestically abuse their partners.

— Brianne Doura-Schawohl, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of spouse

Verb

As prices went up, the couple decided to subcontract a few projects and do some of the work themselves, like tiling the kitchen and bathroom and handling finishes.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Unite Here Local 17, the union that represents the 500 Target Field concessions workers, says Delaware North failed to bargain in good faith by subcontracting Minnesota Funding Initiative volunteers.

— Aki Nace, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of subcontract

Noun

The grieving husband said Soto de Guzman wanted to take their son to Santo Domingo on Saturday and had already booked a flight, but the son was in the midst of a mental health crisis.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
Her husband of nearly 58 years, businessman Carl Dean, died at age 82 on March 3, 2025.

— Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of husband

Verb

The boyfriend of an 18-year-old college soccer player in Washington County, Pennsylvania, is accused of fatally stabbing her, putting her body in the hatch of her vehicle and recruiting his mother for help disposing of the body, authorities said.

— Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
How Gates applied the course to her advantage Gates turned to the network of students to recruit employees for her then-budding startup, Phia, according to the Stanford Daily.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of recruit

Verb

In December, Nvidia bought assets from the AI chip startup for about $20 billion in its largest deal on record and hired Groq founder Jonathan Ross, president Sunny Madra and a group of engineers.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
After reviewing cellphone videos, investigators hired by BART concluded that Pirone pushed Grant against a wall, struck him in the head and kneed him in the face.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hire

Noun

Reportedly, their respective significant others unfollowed each other, and Bailey and Pankow unfollowed the other’s partner as well.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2026
Hickerson also served 33 of 45 days in jail after pleading no contest to two felony counts of injuring a significant other in 2021 and received a five-year restraining order.

— Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of significant other

Verb

Even if a job listing is not a scam, a company may post a role while planning to hire internally or recruiting someone already employed elsewhere.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Nearly a decade later, the populist movement has become strong, emboldened to employ an increasingly aggressive narrative towards the immigrant community in the region, especially Muslims.

— Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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