soulmate

noun

soul·​mate ˈsōl-ˌmāt How to pronounce soulmate (audio)
variants or soul mate
plural soulmates or soul mates
1
: a close friend or romantic partner with whom one has a unique deep connection based on mutual understanding and acceptance
When I fell in love the first time, I believed in 'soulmates,' and felt he was the one.Tuli Banerjee
We were always friends, and we always stayed in touch. There was always this connection. I can't explain it. It's almost like soulmates, and it always was.Melanie Griffith, quoted in People Weekly
Every lonely adolescent fantasizes a lost twin somewhere, the perfect companion, confidant and soul mate—another self.Sharon Begley
2
: a person who shares the same beliefs or opinions as another person
ideological soulmates
You half-heartedly play the election game, giving your vote to the least offensive candidate at the time. But you save your heart, hoping for that day when your political soul mate rides in on a white horse.Burt Constable
also : something likened to a soulmate in being very similar to or being a typical companion to another thing
And, unlike their soulmates at Pinehurst, these [golf] courses often feature substantial elevation changes. Larry Olmsted
Discovery, like its soul mate love, is a many-splendored thing. Stephen Jay Gould

Examples of soulmate in a Sentence

a husband and wife who are perfect soulmates They are ideological soulmates.
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But that has not stopped her from wanting to find her soulmate. Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025 The title comes from what Charlotte, missing her soulmate, scribbles on the remnants of Adam’s mural (symbolizing the memory of him pressed on her heart). Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025 After all, the sitcom based on hopeless romantic Ted Mosby’s (Josh Radnor) quest to meet his soulmate launched with a jaw-dropping twist: In the future, an off-camera Ted (voiced by Bob Saget) tells his two teenage children his epic love story with their mother. EW.com, 10 Jan. 2025 Try to feel like a kid again or reunite with a sweetheart or soulmate from the past because could resurrect a love story for the ages. Kyle Thomas, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025 The surrealist, comedic drama stars Torres and Tilda Swinton as an aspiring toymaker and an eccentric art critic who find problematic soulmates in each other. Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024 To my soulmate — Happy birthday, and thank you for being you. Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024 The first half of the season served as a prologue to the central 1923 story that would begin to unfold, as the series then turned its focus onto the emerging Dutton-in-command, Spencer, and his soulmate Alex (Julia Schlaepfer). Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024 Related: Married at First Sight Has a Shocking Track Record—Here Are All the Couples Still Together After being single for two years, Madison has gained a better understanding of herself and is ready to find her soulmate. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of soulmate was in 1822

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“Soulmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soulmate. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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