Synonyms for bachelor
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Bachelorette — A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry but has not yet. An unmarried woman
single, bacheloress dated
2. Baccalaureate — the first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry but has not yet. An unmarried woman.
- n. 2
The first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- bachelors → bachelorettes, singles, bacheloresses, baccalaureates…
Example sentences
- bachelor's Tom has a bachelor's degree in music education.
- baccalaureate What joy, my daughter passed her baccalaureate.
- celibate Being celibate means that you may only do it with other celibates.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bachelor | steady | |
| bachelor's | steady | |
| baccalaureate | steady | |
| celibate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- single2
- 8 letters
- celibate3
- 10 letters
- celibatist
- 11 letters
- bacheloress
- 12 letters
- bachelorette
- 13 letters
- baccalaureate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (single2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- célibataire
- Italiano
- scapolo
- Español
- soltero
- Deutsch
- Junggeselle
- Català
- solter