soulmate

noun

soul·​mate ˈsōl-ˌmāt 

variants or soul mate

plural soulmates or soul mates

1

: a close friend or romantic partner with whom one has a unique deep connection based on mutual understanding and acceptance

When I fell in love the first time, I believed in 'soulmates,' and felt he was the one.

—Tuli Banerjee

We were always friends, and we always stayed in touch. There was always this connection. I can't explain it. It's almost like soulmates, and it always was.

—Melanie Griffith, quoted in People Weekly

Every lonely adolescent fantasizes a lost twin somewhere, the perfect companion, confidant and soul mate—another self.

—Sharon Begley

2

: a person who shares the same beliefs or opinions as another person

ideological soulmates

You half-heartedly play the election game, giving your vote to the least offensive candidate at the time. But you save your heart, hoping for that day when your political soul mate rides in on a white horse.

—Burt Constable

also : something likened to a soulmate in being very similar to or being a typical companion to another thing

And, unlike their soulmates at Pinehurst, these [golf] courses often feature substantial elevation changes.

—Larry Olmsted

Discovery, like its soul mate love, is a many-splendored thing.

—Stephen Jay Gould

Examples of soulmate in a Sentence

a husband and wife who are perfect soulmates

They are ideological soulmates.

Recent Examples on the Web

This French business owner is looking for his soulmate and cannot wait to meet our Golden Bachelorette. —Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2024

The dual coach was more sanguine than his kinetic soulmate Stokes. —Tim Ellis, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

Introduced as a chance for high-minded singles earnestly seeking lifelong love to find their soulmates, sight unseen, the show has since faced constant controversy, ranging from participants’ complaints about the conditions on set to a handful of alarming lawsuits. —Judy Berman, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024

Love is in the air – love between psycho soulmates, love that's not skin deep, and love for stuff that will scare your dang pants off. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024

This particular eclipse could result in longterm commitments — or perhaps, cause a soulmate connection to cross your path in either work or love. —Kyle Thomas, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024

Crystal Hefner has found a soulmate with her new boyfriend James Ward. —Susan Young, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024

Most of us won’t have our soulmate burst through the door of a New Year’s Eve party at the stroke of midnight to declare their love for us (à la The O.C.). —Gyan Yankovich, SELF, 11 Sep. 2024

In the end, almost all of Lost’s central characters are reunited in the church and paired off with their soulmates, including Jack and Kate, Sawyer and Juliet, and Charlie (Dominic Monaghan) and Claire. —Janey Tracey, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1