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Synonyms for threesome

Most common

trio triad triumvirate ternion

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Trio — A group of three people or things

trio, trinity, triad, triplet, troika, trine, ternary, three, triumvirate, leash, ternion, tray, tierce, tercet, terzetto, threeness UK, thereness US

2. Troilism — an instance of sexual activity involving three people

three-way, menage a trois, troilism

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A group of three people or things.

  2. n. 2

    An instance of sexual activity involving three people.

Related words

Phrases
devil's threesome

Forms

Plural
threesomes → trios, trinities, triads, triplets…

Example sentences

  • trio Why did Yuri decide to join this devilish trio?
  • triad Tom has the dark triad of personality traits.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
threesomerising
triorising
triadrising
triumviratesteady
ternionsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
trio2, tray1
5 letters
three1, leash1, triad2, trine1
6 letters
troika2, tierce1, tercet
7 letters
trinity3, triplet2, ternary, ternion
8 letters
terzetto, troilism
9 letters
threeness, thereness
11 letters
triumvirate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (trio2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
ménage à trois
Deutsch
Dreiecksbeziehung