Synonyms for mate

Other words for “mate”, grouped by meaning.

We found 15 synonyms for “mate”. The most common are first mate, teammate, spouse, partner, married person.

noun the officer below the master on a commercial ship

Synonymsfirst mate

noun a fellow member of a team

Synonymsteammate

noun a person's partner in marriage

noun an exact duplicate

Synonymsmatch

noun one of a pair

Synonymsfellow

noun South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

noun a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

Synonymscheckmate

verb engage in sexual intercourse

verb bring two objects, ideas, or people together

verb place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

Synonymscheckmate

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University