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woman

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of woman

1 an adult female human being

  • the first woman to become governor of the state
Synonyms of woman

female, lady, skirt [slang]
Words Related to woman

dame, gentlewoman

madam, madame, senora (or señora)

babe [slang], beauty, belle, chick [slang], damsel, doll, gal, girl, ingenue (or ingénue), lass, lassie, mademoiselle, maid, maiden, miss, senorita (or señorita)

2 a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship

  • eventually she found out that her husband had a woman in the city and that she was the real reason for all of those "late nights at the office"
Synonyms of woman

concubine, doxy (also doxie), mistress, other woman
Words Related to woman

lover, paramour

courtesan, demimondaine, demirep, odalisque

harlot, prostitute, strumpet, whore

girlfriend

3 a female romantic companion

  • wanted to give his woman all the finer things in life
Synonyms of woman

gal, gill, girl, girlfriend, inamorata, lady, ladylove, old lady
Words Related to woman

mistress, moll

beloved, darling, dear, favorite, flame, honey, love, lover, significant other, sweet, sweetheart, valentine

4 chiefly dialect a female partner in a marriage

  • treated his woman to dinner at a five-star restaurant for their fifteenth wedding anniversary
Synonyms of woman

helpmate, helpmeet, lady, little woman, madam, missus (or missis), Mrs., old lady, wife, wifey
Words Related to woman

bride

better half, companion, consort, mate, partner, significant other, soul mate, spouse

dowager, matron

hausfrau, homemaker, housekeeper, housewife, stay-at-home

widow

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