SINGLES Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

singles

noun

plural of single

as in individuals

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Recent Examples of singles Gausman loaded the bases with no outs on two singles and a walk before Jake Cronenworth punched an opposite-field single to left to tie it at 1. — ABC News, 12 July 2026 Bradish gave up just two more hits, both singles, before Arroyo’s one-out single in the eighth. — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 July 2026 In the top of the second, the Dodgers bunched four hits, all singles — the first by Hernández, beating out an infield single in his first at-bat since the hamstring injury — to take a 2-0 lead. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 And her 44 triple crowns for claiming gold in singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles at a single tournament. — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 12 May 2026 And dance singles can be advertised simply and cheaply, with a single eye-catching Instagram or TikTok video. — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026 Sets of two are also available, but only the singles are on sale now; the single twin in white lists the lowest price, at just $23. — Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for singles

Noun

Ries argues that leadership transitions succeed not because remarkable individuals take over, but because organizations have embedded their purpose deeply enough to survive leadership change.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Until a decade ago, the shadow docket was used only occasionally, mainly for true emergency applications—such as capital cases in which individuals faced imminent execution.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of individuals

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Most went to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, including 15 people staying in standard quarantine units and one in the center's biocontainment unit.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The developers would also pledge $2 million to the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which provides grant funding to affordable housing projects — in line with Port KC policy requiring projects that don’t set aside affordable units to pay $5,000 per unit into the Housing Trust Fund.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of units

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Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
Many fans thought the original covers of Pratchett’s novels went too heavy on busty maidens and strapping men with big swords, undermining their literary merit, and a similar problem has beset the various screen adaptations from Sky and the BBC.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026

Definition of maidens

Noun

Lee takes early meetings at a nearby hotel that could be in any country, except that the room service is delivered by robots painted in the livery of butlers and maids.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
The unsightly mushroom could have corrupted her maids’ morals, or even their health.

— Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026