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party

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of party

1 a social gathering

  • weʼre all invited to the big party to celebrate the end of the year
Synonyms of party

affair, bash, binge, blast, blowout, do, event, fete (or fête), function, get-together, powwow, reception, shindig
Words Related to party

benefit, fund-raiser

ball, dance, formal, prom

celebration, gala, occasion

bacchanal, bacchanalia, orgy, saturnalia

bake, clambake, cocktail party, hen party, house party, housewarming, icebreaker, kaffeeklatsch, kegger (also keg party), klatch (also klatsch), masquerade, meet and greet, mixer, salon, shower, social, soiree (or soirée), stag, supper, symposium, tea, tea party

2 a group of people acting together within a larger group

  • a small party got together to protest the new chairmanʼs decision
Synonyms of party

bloc, block, body, coalition, faction, sect, set, side, wing
Words Related to party

splinter, split

crew, gang, pack, team

denomination, persuasion

schism, scission

caucus, movement

3 a group of people working together on a task

  • a search party
Synonyms of party

army, band, brigade, company, crew, gang, outfit, platoon, squad, team
Words Related to party

battalion, corps, troop

force, host, posse, stable, troupe

administration, department, help, personnel, staff

4 a member of the human race

  • my grandfatherʼs a determined old party, so don't underestimate him
Synonyms of party

baby, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight
Words Related to party

hominid, homo, humanoid

brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor

celebrity, personality, self, somebody
Phrases Synonymous with party

son of man
Near Antonyms of party

animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter

5 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 of party

array, band, batch, battery, body, boodle, bunch, cluster, clutch, consort, constellation, crop, group, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, parcel, passel
Words Related to party

assembly, collective, congregation, gathering, muster, organization

circle, clan, clique, coterie, fellowship, gang, ring, round, set

faction, guild (also gild), order, school, sect

brigade, crew, outfit, phalanx, platoon, posse, task force, team

alliance, bloc, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union

battalion, squadron

bevy, brood, covey
Phrases Synonymous with party

the whole kit and caboodle
Near Antonyms of party

individual, single

6 one who takes part in something

  • a party to the agreement
Synonyms of party

actor, partaker, participant, participator, player, sharer
Words Related to party

accessory (also accessary), aide, assistant, helper

colleague, partner
Near Antonyms of party

bystander, looker-on, observer, onlooker, spectator, watcher

wallflower
Antonyms of party

nonparticipant

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