significant others

noun

plural of significant other
as in partners
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 others The 13 teams this time out include two women’s pro athletes, as well as the usual mix of siblings, parents and kids, BFFs and significant others. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 In the nearly three-minute clip, fresh drama unfolds, including emotional conversations between Katsanevas and Rose about the status of their relationships with their significant others. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Here are 17 celebrities who helped fans propose to their significant others. — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Sure, the golfers are up against the elements, but so are their significant others. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 There were also special appearances by some of the cast's significant others at the time, such as David Arquette and Brad Pitt, whose performances took on a fun meta context. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 Meanwhile, first-time fathers Cole and Jesse are seen arguing with their significant others and ope! — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026 While Hollywood's biggest stars brought their best fashion to the event, many also arrived with their significant others, adding a dose of love to the red carpet. — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 From family and significant others to the cat that ate half my birthday cake last night, now is our chance to show our appreciation that often goes unsaid. — Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for significant others
  1. partners
  2. spouses
  3. husbands
Noun
  • The shortfall is particularly serious because the United States and European partners are struggling to expand production.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Our actions have resulted in Iran attacking our partners in the region.
    — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of partners
Noun
  • Many visitors enjoyed the samples, but doubled down on their preferences for the jollof of their spouses, neighbors or childhoods.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The intent was likely to keep ownership from getting fragmented across potential spouses, grandchildren and subsequent generations.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of spouses
Noun
  • To be with people that get to go home to their pets, or wives, or husbands, or children, makes for a different vibe on set.
    — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Each presents a group portrait of a handful of disaffected British suburbanites—husbands who resent their deadening jobs, toddlers who whine and interrupt, and, above all, hassled wives subsumed by a crush of household obligations.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of husbands

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“Significant others.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/significant%20others. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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