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| Main Entry: |
bachelor
 [bach-uh-ler, bach-ler] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unmarried man or woman |
| Synonyms: | available*, celibate, single person, single*, stag, unattached |
| Antonyms: | groom, husband, spouse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | single |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not married |
| Synonyms: | bachelor, companionless, divorced, eligible, free, living alone, loner, separated, sole, solo, spouseless, unattached, unfettered, unmarried, unwed |
| Antonyms: | married, together, united, wed, wedded |
| Main Entry: | unmarried |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not presently wed |
| Synonyms: | bachelor, eligible, husbandless, single, sole, spouseless, unattached, uncoupled, unwed, unwedded, widowed, wifeless |
| Antonyms: | married, wed |
Example Sentences
- He says an old bachelor lived there, and then one day his home burned, and he rebuilt with concrete so it would be fireproof.
- University quality especially at the bachelor level is often a chimera.
- Bighorn sheep live in divided herds: ewes and lambs together in larger groups, rams in smaller bachelor herds.
| Main Entry: | academic degree |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | college degree |
| Synonyms: | Associate's, Associate's degree, Bachelor's, Bachelor's degree, Master's, Master's degree, PhD, degree, graduate degree, undergraduate degree |
| Main Entry: | spouseless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | single |
| Synonyms: | bachelor, companionless, divorced, eligible, fancy-free, footloose, footloose and fancy-free, free, living alone, lone, loner, separated, sole, solo, unattached, unfettered, unmarried, unwed |
| Main Entry: | unwed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | single |
| Synonyms: | bachelor, companionless, divorced, eligible, fancy-free, footloose and fancy-free, footloose, free, living alone, lone, loner, separated, sole, solo, spouseless, unattached, unfettered, unmarried |
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