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Synonyms of wife

26 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for wife is woman. Other synonyms of wife are frow. The opposite of wife is husband.

Synonyms and similar words for wife

nounA married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

nounSynonym of woman.

  • womanA wife (or sometimes a fiancée or girlfriend).

verbTo marry (a woman).

nounMore synonyms

  • ball and chain slangOne's spouse, especially a wife, as a symbol of restraint.
  • better halfA person's spouse or lover, most commonly a man's wife.
  • bossOne's wife.
  • bride
  • dutch UK, slangWife.
  • 'er indoors UK, colloquialA person's wife.
  • frowA woman; a wife, especially a Dutch or German one.
  • her indoors UK, colloquialOne's wife, especially a domineering one.
  • ladyA wife or girlfriend; a sweetheart.
  • little lady colloquialThe wife or fiancée.
  • memsahibA white European woman in colonial India.
  • missus colloquialWife or girlfriend.
  • old lady colloquialOne's girlfriend, wife or female significant other.
  • old woman colloquialAn elderly woman.
  • troubleWife. Clipping of trouble and strife.
  • trouble and strife slangWife.
  • wifekinA wife.
  • wifeletA wife.
  • wifelingA wife; a little wife.
  • wifey informalOf, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
  • geezer UK, archaicWife; old woman.

Opposite of wife

nounAntonym(s) of “married woman”.

  • husband
  • were obsoleteThe collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the...

Meaning of wife

  1. noun A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
  2. noun The female of a pair of mated animals.
  3. noun Synonym of woman.

Full definition of wife

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Questions about synonyms of wife

What is another word for wife?
Wife has 26 synonyms on Word.ws, such as woman and frow.
What is the opposite of wife?
The opposite of wife is husband.
What does wife mean?
Wife means a married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.

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