Girlfriend
Girlfriend noun - A female romantic companion.
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Synonyms for Girlfriend
Mate and girlfriend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mate" instead a noun "Girlfriend".
Mate
Mate noun - Either of a pair matched in one or more qualities.
Girlfriend and mate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Girlfriend" instead a noun "Mate".
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How words are described
| beloved | beloved girlfriend | beloved mate |
| ideal | ideal girlfriend | ideal mate |
| human | human girlfriend | human mate |
| old | old girlfriend | old mate |
| Other adjectives: good, best, perfect, current, original, dead, actual, real, black, potential, main, young, attractive, new, deceased, former, pregnant, next, last, eventual, previous, would-be. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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A violently protective girlfriend essentially acts like a much younger Mama Bear, except her Berserk Button is harm to her mate rather than to the kids; note that this inverts the usual expectation that the boyfriend is violently protective of the girlfriend (which may still be the case).
Source: Violently Protective Girlfriend - The lead ghoul not only learned to adopt Robert's tactics against him, but was only attacking him because he had kidnapped his girlfriend/wife/mate to try and see if his newest cure was working.
Source: Not Always Evil -
Her room mate, a Lesbian named Joan teaches Allison that she'll never be alone by being her first sexual encounter and girlfriend.
Source: You Are Not Alone
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Mate and Girlfriend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/girlfriend/mate
Girlfriend & Mate. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/girlfriend/mate>.
Mate or Girlfriend. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/girlfriend/mate.
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