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| Main Entry: | mate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one of a pair; partner |
| Synonyms: | acquaintance, alter ego, assistant, associate, bride, buddy*, chum*, cohort, colleague, companion, compeer, complement, comrade, concomitant, consort, coordinate, counterpart, crony, double, duplicate, familiar, friend, groom, helper, helpmate, intimate, match, pal*, peer, playmate, reciprocal, roommate, schoolmate, sidekick*, spouse, twin, analog, bedmate, classmate, coworker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | marry and breed |
| Synonyms: | cohabit, copulate, couple, generate, join, land*, match, merge, pair, procreate, serve, tie, tie the knot*, wed, yoke, crossbreed |
| Antonyms: | abstain, uncouple |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assistant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helper |
| Synonyms: | abettor, accessory, accomplice, adherent, adjunct, aide, ally, appointee, apprentice, associate, attendant, auxiliary, backer, backup*, coadjutor, collaborator, colleague, companion, confederate, deputy, flunky*, follower, friend, gofer*, help, helpmate, mate, partner, patron, peon*, representative, secretary, subordinate, supporter, coadjutant, cooperator, fellow worker, right-hand person, temp, temporary worker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | associate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | colleague |
| Synonyms: | accessory, accomplice, affiliate, aid, ally, assistant, auxiliary, branch, buddy, chum, cohort, collaborator, companion, compatriot, comrade, confederate, consort, crony, fellow, friend, helper, mate, offshoot, pal, partner, peer, playmate, sidekick, clubber, co-worker, cooperator, joiner, kissing cousin, one of the folks, pard |
| Antonyms: | antagonist, competitor, enemy, foe, opponent, rival, stranger |
| Main Entry: | bride |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | female marriage partner |
| Synonyms: | helpmate, mate, spouse, wife, newly married woman, newlywed, old woman |
| Antonyms: | bridegroom, groom |
| Main Entry: | bridegroom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male marriage partner |
| Synonyms: | groom, helpmate, husband, mate, old man, spouse, benedict, newlywed |
| Antonyms: | bride |
| Main Entry: | buddy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friend |
| Synonyms: | associate, chum, companion, comrade, confidant, crony, intimate, mate, pal, peer, sidekick, co-mate, co-worker |
| Antonyms: | enemy |
| Main Entry: | chum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friend |
| Synonyms: | associate, buddy, companion, comrade, crony, mate, pal, playmate, bro, co-mate, sis |
| Antonyms: | enemy |
| Main Entry: | cohort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | partner in activity |
| Synonyms: | accomplice, adherent, aide, ally, assistant, associate, companion, company, comrade, contingent, disciple, follower, friend, hand, legion, mate, pal, partisan, regiment, satellite, sidekick, stall, supporter, confrere, consociate, myrmidon |
| Antonyms: | enemy, opponent |
| Main Entry: | companion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helper, friend |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, accomplice, aide, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, buddy, chaperon, colleague, complement, comrade, concomitant, confederate, consort, convoy, counterpart, cousin, crony, double, escort, guide, match, mate, nurse, pal, partner, playmate, protector, safeguard, sidekick, co-worker, comate, cuz, pard, roomie |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe, foreigner, opponent, stranger |
| Main Entry: | comrade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ally |
| Synonyms: | associate, buddy, chum, colleague, companion, compatriot, compeer, confederate, confidant, confidante, crony, friend, intimate, mate, pal, partner, sidekick, bosom buddy, co-worker, comate |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe, opponent |
| Main Entry: | confidant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | close friend |
| Synonyms: | acquaintance, adherent, adviser, alter ego, companion, crony, familiar, intimate, mate, pal, bosom buddy |
| Notes: | a person entrusted with private information is a confidante (feminine) or confidant (masculine) |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe |
| Main Entry: | consort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | associate, partner |
| Synonyms: | accompaniment, companion, concomitant, friend, husband, mate, spouse, wife |
| Antonyms: | antagonist, enemy, foe |
| Main Entry: | copulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have sexual relations |
| Synonyms: | bed, breed, cohabit, couple, fool around*, fornicate, lay*, make love, make out*, mate, unite, be carnal, conjugate, do it, go all the way, go to bed, have coition, have relations, have sex, lie with, make it, sleep together, sleep with |
| Antonyms: | abstain, refrain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | counterpart |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | match; identical part or thing |
| Synonyms: | carbon copy*, complement, copy, correlate, correspondent, dead ringer*, ditto*, doppelganger, duplicate, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, mate, obverse, opposite, spitting image*, supplement, tally, twin, analogue, correlative, look alike, opposite number, peas in a pod, pendant, ringer, spit and image, two of a kind |
| Antonyms: | opposite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ally, companion |
| Synonyms: | accomplice, acquaintance, associate, buddy, chum, colleague, comrade, confidant, friend, intimate, mate, pal, partner, sidekick*, bosom buddy, comate, good buddy |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | double |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something which exactly resembles another |
| Synonyms: | angel, clone, companion, coordinate, copy, counterpart, dead ringer*, duplicate, image, match, mate, picture, portrait, reciprocal, replica, spitting image*, stand-in*, twin, impersonator, lookalike, ringer, simulacrum |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | duplicate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | copy, reproduction |
| Synonyms: | Xerox*, carbon, carbon copy*, chip off the old block*, clone, companion, coordinate, copycat*, correlate, counterfeit, counterpart, dead ringer*, ditto*, double, dupe*, facsimile, fake, fellow, imitation, likeness, match, mate, obverse, parallel, phony, photocopy, pirate, reciprocal, repetition, replica, second, similarity, spitting image*, twin, analogue, counterscript, duplication, germination, knockoff, lookalike, photostat, recurrence, replication, repro, ringer, stat |
| Antonyms: | archetype, model, original, prototype |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | equal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peer |
| Synonyms: | alter ego, companion, compeer, competitor, complement, copy, counterpart, double, duplicate, equivalent, like, likeness, match, mate, parallel, rival, twin, coequal |
| Antonyms: | inferior |
| Main Entry: | fellow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male or female colleague, friend |
| Synonyms: | assistant, associate, cohort, companion, compeer, comrade, concomitant, consort, coordinate, counterpart*, double, duplicate, equal, instructor, lecturer, match, mate, member, partner, peer, professor, reciprocal, twin, confrere, coworker |
| Antonyms: | enemy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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