CONSORTS Synonyms: 195 Similar and Opposite Words

consorts 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of consort

as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a consort of doctors attended the case

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as in choirs

an organized group of singers hired a consort of madrigal singers to perform at the wedding reception

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consorts

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noun (2)

plural of consort

as in spouses

the person to whom another is married it is the queen's eldest son and not her consort who is next in line for the throne

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consorts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of consort

as in associates

to come or be together as friends at college she began consorting with drug users, eventually becoming an addict herself

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as in blends

to form a pleasing relationship the restaurant's sophisticated menu consorts seamlessly with its sleek, modern ambience

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Noun

The other two, one in Miami and another in Tallahassee, were both filed by various voting rights groups on the same day DeSantis signed the bill — April 1.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Investigators were combing through the area in large groups, searching the ground for possible clues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

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A lot of churches don’t have the financial means to pay talented and efficient musicians — especially keyboard players — to work with their choirs.

— Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Two large choirs also joined the orchestra at the sessions in April, which took place at Alexandra Palace in north London.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

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Only 13% of current billionaires are women—but as men over the age of 60 dominate the ultra-rich cohort, more than 1,235 female spouses (representing 90% of billionaire partners) will inherit a sizable chunk in the next decade.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
The two leaders and their spouses will join King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a private viewing of the 230-foot (70-meter) tapestry, a 1,000-year-old symbol of Anglo-French relations that depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

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What being Southern meant to his father—and the values Duane associates with being a Southern gentleman.

— Sid Evans, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
The productivity boom everyone associates with the personal computer didn’t actually show up in the macro data until 15 years after the PC was commercialized.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 July 2026

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Verb

What could be better than a book that can be read in one long gasp and which blends Wharton’s biting social commentary with sublime flights about the body and the seasons?

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Intertwining past and present, the film fluidly blends color dramatic sequences with black-and-white archival footage, newsreels and amateur home movies.

— Alissa Simon, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of blends

Noun

Philanthropy takes center stage Organizers vowed to work with nonprofit partners to put the grants toward their most urgent and underresourced needs.

— James Pollard, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
People who work with the investor credit his business acumen, low-key demeanor and daunting work ethic, qualities that have attracted partners, founders and mentors alike — including Iger.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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Linebacker Weston Reis also came through for 2-0 Palos Verdes, which travels to Carson next Thursday in another challenging nonleague game.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
The story follows Ana, a young Black French woman who, following the death of her grandmother, travels to her matriarch’s birth city of Belo Horizonte.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

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