Thesaurus results for WIFE

wife

noun

ˈwīf

Definition of wife

as in lady

the female partner in a marriage a husband and wife who treat each other as equals in their marriage

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Recent Examples of wife The Air Force pilot and Auburn graduate leaves behind his wife and three young children – 7-month-old twins and a 2-year-old son, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Although License told police that the victim hit his wife, investigators said the surveillance footage did not show any physical contact between the two, and the victim was walking back to his truck when the shots rang out. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 Curtis is divorced, and still carries a torch for his ex-wife (Kelsey Scott) — now the governor of Illinois and architect of an innovative monster rehabilitation program with the Candyman (as in the movies) its star participant. — Alison Herman, Variety, 26 July 2026 Mazile’s wife, Genesis Jimenez, 27, who described herself as a family friend, had coffee and empanadas with both victims about 20 minutes before the gunfire began. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for wife

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife

Noun

Mark Davis Andrade debuted an awesome new theme and had two ladies with him.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
His absence follows news of him and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, welcoming their fourth child on Sunday.

— Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of lady

Noun

The surge in gray divorces is also often driven by women – who have long faced restrictive gender norms in conservative Asian societies, as well as legal, financial, and social barriers to seeking divorce.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
In interviews, women and the advocates who work with them cited fear of retaliation, social stigma and a widespread belief that authorities will not act.

— Raul Roman, NPR, 25 July 2026

Definition of woman

Noun

The Stop Insider Trading Act, championed by House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil of Wisconsin, would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses and their dependent children from buying new stocks.

— Lauren Peller, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Those records include information from phones belonging to two of the reporters’ spouses, and one reporter’s mother.

— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Definition of spouse

Noun

There’s one song that Michael Sanders and I, and my other writing partner Michael Ciro, wrote together that was really interesting.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
In April, Star-Telegram media partner WFAA reported that the district had over 200 teaching vacancies.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

The screenplay draws on an urban legend Hossain heard as a child, about a bride who reportedly died at the salon under mysterious circumstances.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 July 2026
Meanwhile, Bowers posted a photo of his soon-to-be bride, showing off her new jewelry to the camera.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of bride

Noun

San Diego County will pay $3 million to the widow of a diabetic man who died in jail when his insulin pump ran dry and medical workers failed to resupply it for more than 19 hours.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026
Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s widow is suing his mother over the actor’s estate, which was established as a family trust in 1996.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026