Synonyms for significant other
sig·nif·i·cant oth·er

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1. significant othernoun

   Synonyms:
   better half, partner

2. significant othernoun

   One's romantic partner, regardless of marital status or gender.

   Synonyms:
   better half, partner

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1. domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalentnoun

   a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship

   Synonyms:
   domestic partner, spouse equivalent, spousal equivalent

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1. significant other

   Synonyms:
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1. Shannon McLay:

   Finding a financial adviser is like finding a significant other. Money is very personal and emotional.

2. Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images:

   It’s tough to deal with advice from people who absolutely mean well, but I have people who talk to me about their mother or their aunt, who are going through dementia. And it’s not the same for me because Nora’s my significant other. It’s a huge world of difference. And there’s no real literature out there or expert advice to help me.

3. Bill Miller:

   There is this general idea that people need to change themselves to become more attractive. Maybe they will have to look for a significant other more actively, they have to figure out what will click for them and what won’t. There is this ‘I need to make myself more appealing’ aspect in all human relationships, we are really only at the beginning of exploring the attractional effects on an immunological basis. It might be a little disturbing to some, but it’s true. What does this teach us about ourselves and our sexual attractions? What does it mean to look at this from a purely biological basis?

4. John Sweeney:

   Despite that, 10 percent of people guessed (the salary of their significant other) wrong by $25,000 or more.

5. Jeremy Boberg:

   Eighty-five to 90 percent of my clients that come in annually have a sexual addiction or compulsion.For the first time in the human race, you can make love to your computer, smartphone, or tablet anytime, anywhere, and the human brain was not designed for this, it’s cocaine on steroids. It’s touch deprivation, so you don’t need to go to your spouse or your significant other for that connection, which is paramount to cultivating relationships.