SPOUSE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

spouse

noun

ˈspau̇s

Definition of spouse

as in partner

the person to whom another is married employees and their spouses are covered by the health plan

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Recent Examples of spouse The White House also arranged for an elaborate military review that the leaders and their spouses observed before the Oval Office talks. — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026 The organization also took issue with Winn questioning whether KCKPS’ employment of current board members’ spouses presented any ethical concerns. — Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026 How a spouse chooses to inhabit a highly visible but largely undefined role is visually articulated through their fashion. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 The actor, who shot to fame in the ‘80s with his role on the iconic sitcom Cheers, first met his future spouse in 1987, when Louie was hired to be the White Men Can’t Jump actor’s personal assistant. — Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spouse

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Noun

The brand has been a partner of the Deauville American Film Festival since 2019, lending an extra touch of glamour to the event, traditionally held in early September.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Swift is a ghost of girlfriends past haunting Johnson in the video, sleeping in bed next to her, knocking drinks over to warn her to leave her ominous partner.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

The husband-and-wife duo brought the brand to life while on a quest to create a gin that was gentler on Jenkins’s vocal cords than a traditional spirit, which can affect the voice over time.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
The trailer also teases Fielder getting some FaceTime with Holmes’s husband, Billy Evans, who appears to have an unshakable belief in his wife.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of husband

Noun

On Friday, Xi's day began at the White House, where Trump and the first lady hosted the Chinese leader and his wife, Peng Liyuan, for tea in the White House's Red Room.

— MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Martha and her mother Maria Alberto Gonzalez and his wife, Catalina Gonzalez, remember taking two buses and a train from their home on the North Side to get to the restaurant in the late 1960s.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

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