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 During a recent visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live, the 54-year-old actor and director explained that his longtime pal Matt Damon was originally supposed to play the lead role in the film and that Garner would play his wife. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 In the 1920s, a wealthy insurance mogul from Chicago built himself and his wife a castle on their ranch in northern Death Valley. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Since then, Messi, along with his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, and their three sons, has spent much of his time in South Florida. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 Evan’s wife was transported to an area hospital and remains in critical condition, according to the Allegheny County Police Department. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wife

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wife

Noun

The store operates with the help of several neighborhood ladies who volunteer their time.

— Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
In contrast, the couple who were the vice president and second lady for George and Martha Washington, the remarkable John and Abigail Adams, took just the opposite approach.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of lady

Noun

But my first and most valued reader is always my spouse, Sarah Urist Green.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Also very modern-seeming are the complex emotional relationships Perry describes between spouses, parents and their children, siblings or friends from different cultures or societies.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of spouse

Noun

And then there’s my father’s brother and somebody else, a business partner.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Waltz said the administration wants to hear directly from its Gulf partners about their concerns, describing the collective meeting as an important diplomatic opportunity.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

Her husky voice made Pugh, as an up-and-comer, seem wise beyond her years in breakout roles as a Machiavellian teenage bride in Lady Macbeth and an actor turned spy in The Little Drummer Girl.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
The bride wore an intricate lace gown by Dolce & Gabbana that reportedly took around 900 hours to make.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of bride

Noun

Jeon Do-yeon, who plays the family’s matriarch, is colorfully slinky as a globe-trotting party widow, a vain, compulsively seductive narcissist who macks on her daughters’ men like a Real Housewife given a villain’s edit.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
Attorneys on Thursday wrapped up their arguments in a civil case against Sacramento Kings minority owner Phil Oates filed by the widow of a motorcyclist who died in a traffic collision with the businessman in a suburban neighborhood.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of widow

Noun

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas For her second Hollywood role, Parton again found herself a fit as Mona Stangely, the warm-hearted madam at the center of 1982’s The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Mysaria, dressed to impress in her white silk robes, invites the madam Sylvi over for an ultra-exclusive backstage tour of the Red Keep.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026