SIGNIFICANT OTHER Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

significant other

noun

Definition of significant other

as in partner

the person to whom another is married she has threatened to divorce her significant other if he doesn't stop gambling

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Recent Examples of significant other Half the people here are writing for and/or directing their significant other. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026 My significant other of 16 years is fighting cancer. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 June 2026 One poster on the wedding site The Knot advised inviting someone along with a significant other together on one invitation. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 The trio invites fans to display their emotions, since many of their songs’ lyrical content is centered on loving a significant other or loving each other. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for significant other

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Durán Guerrero’s neighbor said the young man, who was headed to work when the shooting happened, lived with his partner and their 3-year-old daughter.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Urban League of Greater Miami, Inc, Black-Owned Media Alliance, and National Pan-Hellenic Council of Miami-Dade are community partners of the forum.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

Kennus said his advice for spouses, especially husbands who are in a similar situation, is that communication is very important during the good and bad days and their issues need to take a backseat to their wife’s condition.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Neither is their spouses' income, which in the case of the chief justice, for instance, likely far exceeds his take-home pay.

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 July 2026

Definition of spouse

Noun

The episode focuses on the budding romance between Dean and Allie Hayes, the best friend to Garrett’s better half and season one’s leading lady, Hannah Wells, played by Ella Bright.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026
My better half is this and more!

— Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026

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