soulmate

noun

soul·​mate ˈsōl-ˌmāt 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

So what exactly is her soulmate doing nominating her for Deal or No Deal Island? —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025

The hot-blooded cop is hooked, running Andrew’s license plate through the police database and proceeding to stalk him at work — a bad idea on his part, but a satisfying one, dramatically speaking, since doing so inadvertently exposes the man Lucas had started to believe was his soulmate. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025

For singles, this is some of the best possible energy to meet a soulmate. —Kyle Thomas, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025

The outdoors have a way of delivering to us our soulmates. —Outside Online, 23 Jan. 2025

Jamie yells at his back, which is an impressive insult on any occasion, even moreso when your soulmate is turning the color of four-day-old liver on the table in front of you. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 3 Jan. 2025

There’s also Rizz, Iris, and Elate, all of which leverage AI to find your soulmate by helping users maneuver first impressions and awkward conversations. —Jason Parham, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024

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

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1