PARTNERS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

partners 1 of 2

noun

plural of partner

as in spouses

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

present tense third-person singular of partner

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Recent Examples of partners

Noun

Its consumer-facing partners include Regent Seven Seas Cruises, luxury home-rental platform Plum Guide, chauffeur service Blacklane and restaurant operator The Wolseley Hospitality Group. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The full cast of celebrities and their pro dancing partners is expected to be unveiled on Good Morning America September 2. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026 Origis Energy signed long-term supply agreements with major corporate partners, including Meta, Occidental, dsm-firmenich, and Bekaert, to help meet their long-term power needs. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026 The arrests followed an investigation led by Sweetwater police with assistance from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement partners. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 Multigenerational farmers and Californians interested in pursuing the agriculture business gathered to learn about growing agave from the University of California Cooperative Extension and its partners. — Lizzie Kane july 26, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026 Federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, alongside international law enforcement partners and host nation authorities, are all contributing to the security architecture for this tournament. — Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Those companies, known as delivery service partners, are responsible for paying the infraction. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 Cummins previously worked at Serco, which partners with federal, state and local agencies. — Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for partners

Noun

Meanwhile, spouses, partners and close friends will see you as bright, clever and interesting.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2026
Ted Pappageorge, of Culinary Workers Union Local 226, said the policy is not effective, especially for married couples who both rely on tips as spouses must share the $25,000 cap.

— Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of spouses

Verb

Saldaña plays Joe McNamara, a CIA station chief leading the covert Lioness unit, which recruits and trains female soldiers for global counter-terrorism missions, balancing this with a challenging family life.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Georgia recruits better than almost anyone in the country, and the 2026 edition of this roster will feature a ton of former big-time prospects who waited their turn and were developed the old-fashioned way.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of recruits

Noun

But recently, two of my friends have suggested that their husbands, and mine, join us.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
More importantly, Paige says, their account has connected them with hundreds of people caring for husbands, children, parents and other relatives with traumatic brain injuries.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Definition of husbands

Verb

The department is looking to buy eight Skydio X10 drones from Axon, the same company the department contracts with to surveil cars in the city.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
This means that immunity against other threats such as the common cold, flu or coronavirus can disappear if a person contracts measles without any existing immunity.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of contracts

Verb

Circumstances won’t let her escape so easily, though, when their landlord, Ron (Glynn Turman), hires Diarra to track down his missing armoire.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
Analyzing 120,000 graduates, researchers found that if a firm hires just one additional alum from a specific Ivy League sports team, the probability of another teammate joining rises by a remarkable 194%.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of hires

Verb

The resolution also extends to Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State, which had filed a separate lawsuit against the Mountain West in state district court in Denver over nine-figure withdrawal fees their now-former league had sought to impose.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Devs can also cover users’ transaction fees thanks to gas sponsorship via Privy, simplifying onboarding and reducing friction for new users.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of fees

Verb

Schultz said that Legal Aid subcontracts some of the legal work in the program to groups such as Bet Tzedek and Inner City Law Center.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The company subcontracts installation to local contractors, leading to varied customer experiences.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of subcontracts

Verb

Caillois employs this term throughout his 1960 book Méduse et cie (The Mask of Medusa), which traces this hypnotic phenomenon through human as well as natural history.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Canvas employs a broad set of AI models in the way tools from Luma, OpenArt and Runway do.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026

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