HOSTESS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

hostess

noun

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as in host

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Recent Examples of hostess The sparkler came from the estate of society hostess Dame Greville and was inherited by the Queen after her mother's death in March 2002. —

Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 The most common inclusion is a hostess set. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 June 2026 There was a time when famed hedonistic hostess Rebekah Harkness despised parties. —

Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026 Hadley learned that Vintilla had been working as a restaurant hostess in London when Andrew connected with her on Instagram and began bombarding her with flattery. —

Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hostess

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostess

Noun

The round of 32 is in progress, with several teams already moving on the round of 16, including tournament co-hosts Canada and Mexico.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Griffin's last appearance on the Tonight Show was in 2013, during Jay Leno's tenure as host.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

Definition of host

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Who better than a dear friend to serve as your cohost and cleanup accomplice as the night winds down?

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2026
That's when Corden's cohost, comedian Ian Karmel, asked where Kane ranks on the list of all-time British Harrys.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026