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. Lin Sternlicht:

   Usually when a partner wants to improve their relationship with their significant other, they think they may need to spend more time together, but some couples may benefit from contrarian thinking.

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. Eric Adams:

   How dare Andrew Yang say a retired( NYPD) captain, a state Senator, a Borough president, significant other is an educator... We can't have two homes ? Andrew Yang has two homes. So you don't see the hint of racism in that ? , i live in Brooklyn. I don't live in New Paltz.

4. Tracy Stewart:

   Never commingle your debt, do not merge [ your significant other's ] college loans or credit card debt with yours to create joint debt.

5. Andrew Schneider:

   They didn't need men because they had each other, a significant other. It doesn't matter if the cat's in pants or pedal-pushers. I don't think we're supposed to fly solo.