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

Zoom out: Nationwide, a slightly higher percentage — 48% — of single fans would choose a Super Bowl win over a soulmate. —Christine Clarridge, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025

And lucky for me, my kickball-playing, pedi-loving, world-traveling soulmate became my forever teammate. —Janai Belveal, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025

The two soulmates embraced for several quiet moments. —Willie J. Allen Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025

Every season of The Bachelor or The Bachelorette begins with the object of affection waiting to greet a fleet of limos filled with singles in search of a soulmate. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025

Even better, Kaplan is waiting with a soulmate junmai daiginjo by the glass, creamy and flinty-bright, to match Namba’s efforts texture for texture. —Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1