spouse equivalent

Questions about spouse equivalent

What is another word for spouse equivalent?

It depends which spouse equivalent you mean. In the sense “a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship”, the synonyms are domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent. Across all 1 sense there are 3 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of spouse equivalent?

WordNet records no antonym for spouse equivalent. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for spouse equivalent come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of spouse equivalent

• Full entry for spouse equivalentAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for spouse equivalentWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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