Thesaurus results for OTHER WOMAN

other woman

noun

as in concubine

a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship tired of being the other woman, she gave him an ultimatum: divorce his wife or take a hike

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Recent Examples of other woman Cinematography has been one of the most staunchly male categories for a long time — the first woman ever nominated was Rachel Morrison in 2017 for Mudbound, and there have been only three other woman nominees since then. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026 The only other woman and the only Hispanic in the race, Yahoo News puts her at 12% overall, with 16% of Hispanics and 19% of 18-29 voters, groups with which Harris also polls well. —

Keith Naughton, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026 According to officials, Parham followed this other woman into an elevator car, but after finding a third person already inside of it, Parham exited after riding up just one floor and then left the building. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026 Lusti, as her superhuman friends call her, has racked up more first descents on mountains of consequence than arguably any other other woman in the last 10 years. —

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Noun

Desert Warrior is set in seventh-century Arabia, where Princess Hind (Hart) defies her fate, refusing to become a concubine to the ruthless Emperor Kisra (Kingsley).

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Among the 20 concubines was the woman who would became known as Malinche.

— Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026