the other

noun

1

: the person or thing that remains or that has not been shown or mentioned yet

I held on with one hand and waved with the other.

Each of them looked at the other.

2

: an opposite place or thing

We moved from one side of town to the other.

Examples of the other in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As their names suggest, one perfume bottle features an image of pizza and the other of pasta on its front. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

In the other van, Gen cries tears of pride and fulfillment after Aesha and Nathan praise her performance in the last charter. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Ike Barinholtz stars as Elon Musk, the other co-founder of OpenAI. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

On the other side of the campaign, John Adams was labeled by Jefferson's proponents as a monarchist with aspirations to become king of the new United States. — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the other

• another
• godmother
• grandmother
• stepbrother
• stepmother
• brother
• mother
• nother
• smother
• souther