PARTNERS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

partners 1 of 2

noun

plural of partner

as in spouses

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

present tense third-person singular of partner

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Recent Examples of partners

Noun

The Islamic Scholarship Fund, New York production and post house Lost in Space, and Aneesa Talks, which filmmaker Aneesa Khan founded to support South Asian and Muslim creatives, have also signed on as partners. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 Toyota plans to provide research access through the University of Michigan Electric Vehicle Center, allowing other research partners to use its battery testing and evaluation capabilities. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 The funding already had been secured for more than 130 agreements with outside partners that would have supported projects in national parks across the country, including Joshua Tree. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The funding comes from the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) and is distributed to each borough’s arts councils, which act as regrant partners and dole out grants to individual artists annually as part of an open call. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Rather than simply providing goods or services, participating partners received a percentage of the film’s future revenue in exchange for their contributions. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 Cameroonian partners expect to involve communities connected to the work in these collections. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026 Nor was there clear coordination with the speaker's private security team and external law enforcement partners, the report said. — Michael R. Sisak, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026 Through the first two weeks of the new season, the ratings results suggest that the NFL’s media partners have a firm grasp on what fans want to watch. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for partners

Noun

With the rose, popes could flatter and honor the wives of important rulers, who in turn could pressure their spouses if needed.

— Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Exceptions include holders of work permits, spouses of Canadian citizens, and refugees.

— Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of spouses

Verb

Monét released a trailer for Frequency of Love, which recruits a range of collaborators across R&B, including SZA, Bruno Mars, Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, Chlöe and Lucky Daye.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026
The Lioness Program recruits female operatives who go undercover and infiltrate the inner circles of enemy targets by getting close to the women connected to them.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of recruits

Noun

Thousands of women, or their husbands, fathers, brothers write to me for clarification, for information.

— Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Audrey Niffenegger has long teased the sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife, featuring Clare and Henry’s Chrono-Displaced daughter Alba and her two husbands—Oliver, a time traveler like her, and Zach, existing in linear time.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of husbands

Verb

That’s about $1,000 cheaper than its current lineup, and also the company’s first-ever foldable device that contracts to roughly half its size.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Meet the man saving Nashville’s sick foxes Florida contracts professional python hunters.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of contracts

Verb

Verity can’t finish her book series for mysterious reasons, so Jeremy hires Lowen to do so for her.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Whether that is a potential path forward is impossible to predict until Crane hires a new head of baseball operations.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hires

Verb

The resolution also extends to Boise State, Colorado State and Utah State, which had filed a separate lawsuit against the Mountain West in state district court in Denver over nine-figure withdrawal fees their now-former league had sought to impose.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Devs can also cover users’ transaction fees thanks to gas sponsorship via Privy, simplifying onboarding and reducing friction for new users.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of fees

Verb

Schultz said that Legal Aid subcontracts some of the legal work in the program to groups such as Bet Tzedek and Inner City Law Center.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
The company subcontracts installation to local contractors, leading to varied customer experiences.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026

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