ex-wife

1. 1.

   a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife

   “all his exes live in Texas”

   Synonymsex

   Broaderwoman

Questions about ex-wife

What does ex-wife mean?

ex-wife means "a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife".

How many syllables are in ex-wife?

ex-wife has 2 syllables: ex--wife. The stress falls on "ex-". In IPA it is /ˈɛkˈswaɪf/.

What is another word for ex-wife?

Close synonyms include ex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ex-wife a common word?

ex-wife is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with ex-wife?

1 word rhymes with ex-wife. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.