PARTNER Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

partner 1 of 2

noun

ˈpärt-nər

Definition of partner

as in spouse

the person to whom another is married takes marriage very seriously and wants a man who will be her partner for life

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verb

as in to contract

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Recent Examples of partner

Noun

The company relies heavily on outside financing from partners for its data center campuses, and hasn't yet generated any revenue from that portion of its business, according to the SEC filing. — Cj Haddad, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Identifying technology partners that can help design and support a complete solution stack can help integrators reduce risk and accelerate deployment. — Dirk Naylor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Verb

Nearly 1,600 agencies in 32 states now partner with ICE task forces, helping drive immigration arrests from 250 a month in 2024 to about 3,000 per month in early 2026. — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Louisiana’s Department of Transportation is now studying alternatives for the truck route, with the hub already receiving state approval to partner with a third party to finance, build and operate the route. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for partner

Recent Examples of Synonyms for partner

Noun

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
Grande’s most recent relationship with Slater followed their respective splits from Dalton Gomez and Lilly Jay, their respective former spouses.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of spouse

Verb

In 2024, Western intelligence officials started gathering evidence that gangs in Scandinavia were subcontracting local teen-agers to carry out Iranian directives.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
As prices went up, the couple decided to subcontract a few projects and do some of the work themselves, like tiling the kitchen and bathroom and handling finishes.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of subcontract

Verb

Serving as the territory’s secretary of education between 2013 and 2017, overseeing all of its public schools from kindergarten through high school, he was recruited to Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 as a teacher.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Somebody had to recruit before UCF was a recognizable national brand.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of recruit

Noun

During their visit, the wife talked incessantly, sharing stories about their family members in great detail.

— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
Naturally, with three more Salt Lake City wives at the Alter Ego Party, Gizelle is ready to further investigate why Lisa is in a battle with her whole cast.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of wife

Verb

Dismissing the general manager who hired Espada doesn’t bode well, but Crane made a clear distinction between the two men during the aftermath.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Scott hired Luca Khouri, a Jamaican artist, to photograph the campaign at the end of March, which was styled by Marika-Ella Ames.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of hire

Noun

Does his significant other and babymama Isabel Haugseng Johansen constantly have to remind him to toss the underwear and socks in the laundry hamper as opposed to on the floor?

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Allow room for a significant other to make a decision on their own terms, Virgo.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of significant other

Verb

This metric measures the proportion of the working-age population that is either employed or actively seeking employment.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The same restraint applies to professors, who will not be permitted to employ AI to write syllabuses or course materials.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

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