Synonyms of parties

parties 1 of 2

noun

plural of party

1

as in events

a social gathering

we're all invited to the big party to celebrate the end of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• events
• bashes
• receptions
• celebrations
• dances
• shindigs
• get-togethers
• galas
• fetes
• affairs
• functions
• blowouts
• balls
• binges
• occasions
• fund-raisers
• blasts
• suppers
• proms
• benefits
• dos
• formals
• orgies
• soirees
• socials
• masquerades
• keggers
• house parties
• bacchanals
• showers
• cocktail parties
• tea parties
• mixers
• symposia
• teas
• clambakes
• salons
• stags
• hen parties
• bacchanalia
• housewarmings
• bakes
• klatches
• icebreakers
• saturnalias
• kaffeeklatsches
• meet and greets

2

as in factions

a group of people acting together within a larger group

a small party got together to protest the new chairman's decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• factions
• sides
• coalitions
• wings
• teams
• sects
• blocs
• bodies
• movements
• sets
• blocks
• denominations
• gangs
• crews
• caucuses
• splinters
• persuasions
• splits
• packs
• schisms
• scissions

3

as in teams

a group of people working together on a task

a search party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teams
• platoons
• companies
• armies
• crews
• squads
• brigades
• battalions
• gangs
• bands
• outfits
• troops
• troupes
• departments
• corps
• staffs
• stables
• administrations
• forces
• hosts
• posses
• help
• personnels

4

as in people

a member of the human race

my grandfather's a determined old party, so don't underestimate him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• people
• guys
• men
• things
• lives
• individuals
• creatures
• birds
• customers
• humans
• bodies
• scouts
• babies
• souls
• sorts
• cookies
• beings
• personages
• personalities
• fish
• ducks
• characters
• human beings
• eggs
• mortals
• devils
• specimens
• faces
• bods
• sons of man
• neighbors
• stiffs
• heads
• fellows
• brothers
• wights
• slobs
• celebrities
• selves
• homos
• hominids
• humanoids
• somebodies
• fellowmen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animals
• beasts
• critters
• brutes
• beasties

5

as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

for parties of more than six people the restaurant automatically adds a 15% service charge to the bill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• groups
• groupings
• batches
• bands
• clusters
• bunches
• lots
• teams
• crops
• gatherings
• organizations
• crews
• platoons
• constellations
• batteries
• arrays
• bodies
• consorts
• collectives
• schools
• clutches
• squadrons
• circles
• parcels
• battalions
• factions
• gangs
• brigades
• cliques
• congregations
• assemblies
• passels
• the whole kit and caboodle
• sects
• boodles
• huddles
• knots
• clans
• coalitions
• guilds
• rounds
• posses
• coteries
• outfits
• blocs
• task forces
• fellowships
• unions
• federations
• alliances
• sets
• leagues
• musters
• rings
• confederations
• orders
• confederacies
• phalanxes
• broods
• bevies
• coveys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individuals
• singles

6

as in participants

one who takes part in something

a party to the agreement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• participants
• participators
• players
• actors
• partners
• sharers
• partakers
• colleagues
• assistants
• helpers
• aides
• accessories

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observers
• spectators
• nonparticipants
• onlookers
• bystanders
• watchers
• lookers-on
• wallflowers

parties

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of party

as in revels

Related Words

• revels
• carouses
• mixes
• socializes
• associates
• goes out
• mingles
• steps out
• hobnobs
• fraternizes
• circulates

Dissimilar Words

• avoids
• shuns
• eschews
• slights
• snubs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parties

Noun

AccuPoint does not charge an application fee or accept compensation from firms or any other parties for inclusion on the Financial Advisor 100 list. — Kelli Grant, Cfp®,riley De León, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Daines and Merkley also want committee leaders to have a one-day fast-track for considering popular bills with strong committee support from both parties that would allow those bills to pass the Senate with a simple majority. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda are said to have attended at least a few of these parties, contributing to rumors that Lewis and the estate served as at least partial inspiration for the novel. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Other parties have also added people directly impacted by the attack. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Deadline’s list of bidders is by no means exhaustive and other interested parties may yet emerge. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Netanyahu and his party, Likud, are not ahead in most mainstream polls, and yet most observers of any credibility agree that damn near anything could happen, especially given Israel’s complicated parliamentary arrangements and wild array of parties. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

When Scott introduced a version of the bill last year, other senators from both parties also expressed their support for the measure. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

My great-aunt showed me fashion magazines growing up, introducing me to the world of fashion, culture, parties and luxury. — Tyler Matthew Oyer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026