soulmate

noun

variants or soul mate
Definition of soulmatenext
as in spouse

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Recent Examples of soulmate Darcy, meanwhile, is the opposite, content with her home in London and life with her soulmate. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 In his latest reality TV adventure, Let’s Marry Harry, viewers will see the 29-year-old Aussie native searching for his soulmate with the support of his closest friends, including podcaster Alex Cooper and his ex, Georgia Hassarati. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2026 Brett Goldstein’s seething has-been, Roy Kent, has replaced Ted as the men’s coach; Beard (co-creator Brendan Hunt) stuck around to assist Roy but has gone feral in the absence of his professional soulmate. — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2026 Across social media, there are videos of people claiming to have manifested everything, even their soulmate or dream home. — Daisy Schofield, Allure, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for soulmate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soulmate
  1. husband
  2. spouse
  3. wife
  4. partner
  5. companion
Noun
  • Jared Kushner, husband to Trump’s oldest daughter, has helped lead diplomatic negotiations in Iran, Ukraine, and Gaza, alongside senior officials such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • My husband’s family grew up vacationing in Morehead City, and El’s has been part of their story for decades.
    — Abby Price, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of husband
Noun
  • These women — cradle Catholics and converts, former nuns, teachers, hospice chaplains, counselors, spouses, mothers, grandmothers — say their defiance is the fulfillment of a vocation, no different than the call answered by their male counterparts.
    — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • If either of us wanted to get married, the spouse-to-be would have to sign a form promising to (1) recite the Elephant Care Vow daily, and (2) live at the Clinic forever.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of spouse
Noun
  • In Oxford, Archer met Mary Weeden, a chemistry student who became his wife in 1966.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Murdaugh, a once-rich and imposing heir to a Southern legal dynasty, is scheduled to stand trial again in April on two murder charges in the June 2021 shooting deaths of his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, at their home in Colleton County.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wife
Noun
  • The question confronting Israel and its international partners is not simply whether money should flow into Gaza, but also who controls it—and whether the next arrangement will avoid the failures of the last.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In the middle of one of those summer heatwaves this year, Kember was in the promotional cycle for a record with his new partner of 15 years, Panda Bear.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of partner
Noun
  • At the time, Rastinejad and her colleagues wondered whether a black hole’s gravity had ripped up a companion neutron star, as if unseen godly hands had pulled it apart like dough.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Chiasson and Cole had last seen each at La Royal, another of Rondeau and Calderón’s restaurants, at a memorial for Glück, packed with her dinner companions.
    — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of companion

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“Soulmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soulmate. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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