Antonyms for parties


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pahr-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑr ti


Definition of parties

Origin :
  • "have a good time," 1922, from party (n.). Earlier as "to take the side of" (1630s). Related: Partied; partying.
  • noun social gathering
  • noun gang, group
  • noun group supporting certain beliefs
  • noun individual
  • noun person(s) involved in legal action
Example sentences :
  • By the law of God it could not be so annulled as to permit of the re-marriage of the parties.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The challenge was accepted, and the parties met on the following day.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Your applying, however, to Reginald can be productive only of good to all parties.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • He had tried to please all parties, and by no means succeeded.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • The expression of our faces let the parties into the secret of what was going on.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Men of all parties enjoyed his wit and graceful conversation.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • All parties and sects had, as they thought, grounds of complaint against him.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Leave these to parties contending for office, as the "spoils of victory."
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • He joined their parties by day, and his evenings were spent with them as of old.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • They could not sleep while the fairies were having their parties.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

Synonyms for parties

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