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alimony Synonyms

Another word for alimony

Choosing another word for alimony depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A court-ordered financial allowance paid by one spouse to the other for support during a legal separation or after a divorce.

Usage Example

"As part of the divorce settlement, the judge ordered him to pay monthly spousal support for five years."

Strongest
spousal support
maintenance
Strong
allowance
Weak
stipend

• noun (Context 2)

Nourishment, sustenance, or the means of living (archaic).

Usage Example

"In seventeenth-century texts, the word was still occasionally used to describe simple bodily sustenance and daily provisions."

Strongest
sustenance
nourishment
Strong
livelihood
subsistence
upkeep

Opposites of alimony

The opposite of alimony shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

starvation
deprivation
See all opposites of alimony

• Nearby Words

alike
alikeness
alimentary
alimony
aling aling
alison
alive

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Alimony. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/alimony
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