1
2
as in girlfriends
a female romantic companion
wanted to give his woman all the finer things in life
Synonyms & Similar Words
3
as in wives
chiefly dialect
a female partner in a marriage
treated his woman to dinner at a five-star restaurant for their fifteenth wedding anniversary
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of women
The Bruins, fresh off their first women’s NCAA national championship (UCLA won the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women title in 1978), announced the extension in a statement Tuesday.
—
Matt Moret, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The report said Hamas and its collaborators primarily targeted women and hostages but that children also were subjected to violence and abuse.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
When host Dan Souza asked about the star's haircare line, Commence, which is formulated for women over 40, Shields shared that the brand was inspired by her aging journey.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Staff unionized, in an effort to address what many felt were systemic biases against employees who were Black and women.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 12 May 2026
The show weaves between four Nigerian-British women in their thirties, navigating careers, love and family in present day London.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Back in the early 2000s, women wore Roxy bikinis with Juicy track suits.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
During the Iraq War, the popular narrative was that our heroic soldiers and marines were going in to liberate the people, free women, and topple a brutal dictator—the same nonsense we are fed now about Iran.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The drinks attract younger women, typically age 16 to 35, and are aimed at health-conscious customers that don’t want Swig’s more caloric and filling dirty sodas, CEO Alex Dunn said.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Matt Moret, New York Times, 13 May 2026
The report said Hamas and its collaborators primarily targeted women and hostages but that children also were subjected to violence and abuse.
—Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
When host Dan Souza asked about the star's haircare line, Commence, which is formulated for women over 40, Shields shared that the brand was inspired by her aging journey.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Staff unionized, in an effort to address what many felt were systemic biases against employees who were Black and women.
—Odette Yousef, NPR, 12 May 2026
The show weaves between four Nigerian-British women in their thirties, navigating careers, love and family in present day London.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Back in the early 2000s, women wore Roxy bikinis with Juicy track suits.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
During the Iraq War, the popular narrative was that our heroic soldiers and marines were going in to liberate the people, free women, and topple a brutal dictator—the same nonsense we are fed now about Iran.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
The drinks attract younger women, typically age 16 to 35, and are aimed at health-conscious customers that don’t want Swig’s more caloric and filling dirty sodas, CEO Alex Dunn said.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for women
Noun
-
But to our wonderful surprise, O’Hara is equally adept at slapstick hijinks, as the lustful ladies get sufficiently sozzled awaiting their mysterious beau.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
-
The ladies haven’t had that problem, lurching out of the gate like the racehorses at Ascot.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Noun
-
She was widely known as one of Hugh Hefner’s main girlfriends from about 2001 to 2008.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
-
That extends to family and my wide circle of girlfriends, too.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
Noun
-
Former Islamic States fighters from multiple countries, along with their wives and children, were held in a network of camps and detention centers in northeast Syria after the militant group lost control of its territory in Syria in 2019.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
-
Harris uses Man’s three wives to allow an image to form very early, becoming highly unlikeable once viewers finally see him.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
5 May 2026
Noun
-
The birds are known to leave their eggs in other females’ nests—outsourcing the parenting of the young to another bird.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
-
The females rarely sting but do alarm many homeowners due to their size and activity in lawns and along sidewalks.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Noun
-
Anne loans it to the other (slender) girls in exchange for bars of soap or clothes coupons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
-
My beautiful girls, my darlings, who are suddenly women.—
Jack Irvin,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Women.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/women. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
