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100 Best Synonyms for “Ex”

October 25, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. former bae someone once your partner
2. former beloved someone once dearly loved
3. former betrothed someone once engaged to you
4. former better half someone once your spouse
5. former boo someone once your partner
6. former boyfriend a previous male romantic partner
7. former consort a previous spouse or companion
8. former domestic partner a previous cohabiting partner
9. former fiancé a previous male fiancé
10. former fiancée a previous female fiancée
11. former girlfriend a previous female romantic partner
12. former husband a husband from the past
13. former intended someone once meant to marry
14. former ladylove a previous female lover
15. former life partner a previous long-term partner
16. former love someone loved in the past
17. former lover someone you loved before
18. former main squeeze someone once your steady partner
19. former mate a previous partner
20. former other half someone once your partner
21. former paramour a previous lover
22. former partner a person once romantically involved
23. former romantic interest someone previously loved romantically
24. former romantic partner a previous romantic partner
25. former significant other a previous romantic partner
26. former soul mate someone once deeply bonded
27. former spouse someone once married to you
28. former steady someone once dated steadily
29. former sweetheart someone once dearly loved
30. former wife a wife from the past
31. old bae a former romantic partner
32. old beau a former boyfriend or suitor
33. old beloved someone loved in the past
34. old better half a former spouse or partner
35. old boo a former romantic partner
36. old boyfriend a previous male partner
37. old consort a former companion or spouse
38. old domestic partner a former cohabiting partner
39. old fiancé a former male fiancé
40. old fiancée a former female fiancée
41. old flame a past romantic partner
42. old girlfriend a previous female partner
43. old intended a former fiancé or fiancée
44. old ladylove a former female lover
45. old life partner a former long-term partner
46. old love a love from before
47. old lover a former romantic partner
48. old main squeeze a former steady partner
49. old mate a former partner
50. old other half a former romantic partner
51. old paramour a former lover
52. old romantic interest someone loved before
53. old romantic partner a former romantic partner
54. old significant other a former romantic partner
55. old soul mate a former deeply bonded partner
56. old spouse a spouse from the past
57. old squeeze a former romantic partner
58. old steady a former regular partner
59. old sweetheart a former beloved partner
60. past bae a previous romantic partner
61. past beloved someone loved before
62. past betrothed someone previously engaged to you
63. past better half a previous spouse or partner
64. past boo a previous romantic partner
65. past consort a former spouse or companion
66. past domestic partner a previous cohabiting partner
67. past fiancé a previous male fiancé
68. past fiancée a previous female fiancée
69. past husband a husband from before
70. past intended someone once meant to marry
71. past ladylove a former female lover
72. past life partner a previous long-term partner
73. past love a previous romantic love
74. past lover someone previously loved romantically
75. past main squeeze a previous steady partner
76. past mate a previous partner
77. past other half a previous partner
78. past paramour a former lover
79. past partner a previous romantic partner
80. past romantic interest someone loved in the past
81. past romantic partner a previous romantic partner
82. past significant other a previous romantic partner
83. past soul mate a previous deeply bonded partner
84. past spouse a previous husband or wife
85. past steady a previous steady partner
86. past sweetheart a previous beloved partner
87. past wife a wife from before
88. previous fiancé an earlier male fiancé
89. previous fiancée an earlier female fiancée
90. previous partner an earlier romantic partner
91. previous spouse someone formerly married to you
92. unwed former flame someone you used to date
93. used lover a former lover
94. used partner a former partner
95. used sweetheart a former sweetheart
96. used-to-be a former romantic partner
97. vintage flame an old romantic partner
98. vintage love a love from long ago
99. yesteryear love a love from the past
100. yore sweetheart a sweetheart from long ago

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