DOMESTICS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

domestics

noun

plural of domestic

as in servants

a person hired to perform household or personal services working as a team, the couple hired themselves out as domestics for wealthy homeowners

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Recent Examples of domestics Women worked as domestics; men served as unskilled laborers, canal diggers and later as mill workers across the river. —

Paula Kane, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026 Along with its extensive food menu, Hamlin Pub bar program will have more than two dozen beers on tap, from ales to IPAs to domestics and imports, along with craft cocktails. —

Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Artificial men become soldiers and servants (a dead detective rebuilt as RoboCop; Bucky Barnes brainwashed to become the Winter Soldier; Anakin Skywalker resurrected as Darth Vader).

— Kennedy French, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Sadly, Bridgerton has provided no evidence that Alfie has yet capitalized on his many obvious talents, and apparently the servants can barely spend 45 minutes in the market without their employers jumping down their throats.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026