goddesses

noun

plural of goddess
1
as in queens
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity one of the goddesses of the silver screen during the silent era

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2
as in beauties
a lovely woman like any guy in love, he thought his new girlfriend was a goddess

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Recent Examples of goddesses In one telling, the Graces were meteors who fell from the sky, sparked the first growth on earth, and morphed into goddesses. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026 Hindus may speak of a singular god, of many gods, or of the proverbial 330 million gods and goddesses. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Despite beating out 50 other goddesses from Alabama to Wyoming, Kelley refused to take credit for her success. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 Not just state-of-the-art superbikes that look like Greek goddesses, but even something as rugged and exposed as the Honda Africa Twin comes for upwards of $15,000. — New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026 The first exhibitions will trace the evolution of human culture through storytelling, from ancient sculptures of gods and goddesses to Renaissance paintings to photographs, comics, and modern cinema. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance? — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026 Homer’s hero has extramarital affairs with goddesses Circe and Calypso — the latter of whom traps him and forces him to sleep with her each night for seven years. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026 Exceptions included the famed Roman Pool at Hearst Castle, with its shimmering blue and gold mosaic tiles and statues of Roman gods and goddesses. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goddesses
  1. queens
  2. beauties
  3. divas
  4. cookies
  5. princesses
Noun
  • The idea came from architect Hal Hayes, who was inspired bythe Great Pyramid of Giza, where a pharaoh built a row of smaller pyramids alongside it for his queens, as Hayes told the Fire Island Pines Historical Society.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Cabins come in four different configurations, with either one queen bed or two queens bunked on top of each other—the latter would be great for small families—and have a maximum capacity of four guests.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • Curry is largely there for comic relief, swanning in with a bevy of beauties, challenging Bosley (Bill Murray) to a sumo match, and, sadly, getting murdered by the pool, thus depriving us of Curry’s magnetic presence for the rest of the film.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Angelonia varieties such as Angelface are daring vertical beauties that adore sunshine.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • Olivia Newton-John and Dolly Parton (2023) Never underestimate the power of two divas working in tandem.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Like many divas, Houston had a habit of showing up late, and when she was finished, she was finished.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of divas
Noun
  • Freeport Bakery owners, Walter and Marlene Goetzeler, opened Freeport Bakery in 1987, selling wedding cakes as well as an assortment of pastries, cookies, muffins, cupcakes, and fruit tarts.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Transfer the sheet pans to the center racks of the oven and bake until the cookies are golden brown and soft in the middle, 10 to 12 minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of cookies
Noun
  • Before him, Olav and Märtha had had two daughters, princesses Ragnhild and Astrid, but at the time, the law of succession excluded women from the throne.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As a young man, Harald was urged to find a bride among Europe's noblewomen and princesses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of princesses

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“Goddesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goddesses. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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