partnerless

Examples

• All

• But until he was standing in the middle of the room, partnerless, he did not know for the moment what had happened.

  Fiction book (1996)

• People who were ghosts and braved battle alone, partnerless.

  Fiction book (2001)

• After the breakup, he felt partnerless and uncertain about his future.

• The solo artist performed beautifully, but she still felt partnerless on stage.

• During the dance competition, many contestants appeared partnerless after their partners dropped out.

Synonyms

M

mateless

vspartnerless

1 7.8

Not having a partner for love or marriage

is more general, including lacking other close connections

U

unmated

vspartnerless

7.0

Not matched with another item

is broader, covering absence in social or romantic relationships

U

unpartnered

vspartnerless

4.1

Not in a romantic relationship or living with someone

is broader, also covering nonromantic absence of company

C

companionless

vspartnerless

6.5

Alone with no one to be with you

emphasizes solitude rather than lacking formal relationships

Antonyms

A

accompanied

3.7

With other people present, not alone

How Alone

isolated

56 3.8

alone

∞ 1.0

partnerless

1 4.2

single

733 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology