better half

noun

Definition of better halfnext
as in partner
the person to whom another is married "Allow me to introduce you to my better half, Joan"

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Recent Examples of better half But Banner reminds his better half of the money and property that will come from his partnership with the baddie. — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025 Between the ages of fourteen and fifty-four Nadia does not for a single minute not have an admirer or a boyfriend or a better half. — Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025 Galentine's Day, the better half of Valentine's Day, is on Feb. 13. — Nadia Lopez, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025 Hera, his better half (also his sister), only comes with one setting: vengeful. — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for better half
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  1. partner
  2. spouse
  3. significant other
  4. husband
Noun
  • In September 2023, Joseph and her business partner purchased Casa Matilda, an existing restaurant in South Beach, after six months of negotiations.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
  • But it was pushed back to May because United Way is still finalizing a community partner agreement and testing the program.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of partner
Noun
  • That can include jokes about the comedians’ marriages—the kind of ragging that most people probably wouldn’t accept from their spouse in public, and that can be hurtful or sexist in the wrong context.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
  • There’s so much to share from a lifetime of experience, but a dwindling number of confidantes as the average nonagenarian outlives their friends, spouses, and loved ones.
    — Jennifer Hauser, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of spouse
Noun
  • On April 12, a full moon in Libra will shake up your seventh house of commitments, contractual agreements and significant others.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Throughout the experience, the couples are shown what their significant others are doing.
    — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of significant other
Noun
  • The family of a woman who was strangled to death last year during a conjugal visit with her husband at a Northern California prison has called for reforms after a second woman was killed in a similar manner.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Christy's husband, Jan Cilliers, was in San Francisco that weekend visiting his father.
    — Sarah Prior, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of husband

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“Better half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/better%20half. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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