BRIDES Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

brides

noun

plural of bride

as in partners

a woman who has just married or is about to be married a new bride the mother of the bride

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Recent Examples of brides As one who is often researching the latest beauty treatments that brides are obsessing over, Xerf kept popping up during my scrolls. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 The twist is, the would-be brides and grooms must hand total control of their love lives to their families. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 In pursuit of this, brides are breaking up with barely-there styling. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 But that situation, which may have sent some new brides into a spiral, did not shake Barbara. — Genevieve Uzamere, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 Newspaper ads for brides were normalized and proliferated in 19th century America. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 That group, early on, looked for equity in the pages of the Arkansas Gazette's society section, urging the publication to feature Black brides, who had previously been denied photos on the section front. — Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026 Some brides may also have a personal tie to their pearl jewelry. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 24 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The papers are said to have contained highly sensitive information, some likely supplied by Germany’s intelligence partners – so the affair could have serious international ramifications at a time when Europe is facing grave security threats.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
This week, Ukraine also did not receive advanced warning from partners of incoming ballistic missiles, resulting in civilian deaths, according to Ukrainian officials.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of partners

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With her immense popularity, Swift has drawn more viewers to the sport, and the NFL is trying to replicate that success with other star players’ wives and girlfriends.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
People’s responses were also colored by everyone suddenly having lawyers and managers and agents, wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, friends.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of wives

Noun

Griffith soon began courting 22-year-old Christina Mesmer, nicknamed Tina, who was considered one of the city’s most eligible young ladies.

— Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026
His friends—these would have been the idle ladies of Moscow society, Countess Khomyakova and Princess Tuchkova and Countess Orlova and others in their circle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

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