as in unmarried
not married
most of the employees at that small company are unwed
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Recent Examples of unwed
In Ireland, the Catholic Church once ran homes for unwed mothers.
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Greg Dixon, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
In the 1960s, Schatz's mom placed her first two babies for adoption, after she was sent to a home for unwed mothers.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Unexpected for everyone but Nancy, who has secretly invited a genteel Italian émigré and her eligible grandson to dinner, in hopes of fixing up her unwed pregnant granddaughter with a suitable partner.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
In a society that shunned unwed mothers, some women were pressured to give up their infants soon after giving birth.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Greg Dixon, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
In the 1960s, Schatz's mom placed her first two babies for adoption, after she was sent to a home for unwed mothers.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Unexpected for everyone but Nancy, who has secretly invited a genteel Italian émigré and her eligible grandson to dinner, in hopes of fixing up her unwed pregnant granddaughter with a suitable partner.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
In a society that shunned unwed mothers, some women were pressured to give up their infants soon after giving birth.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwed
unmarried
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Her parents disapproved of her being unmarried and pregnant, and her boyfriend’s strained relationship with his own mother left them with no one to rely on.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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In the low-income group, women and unmarried retirees had notably poorer mental health.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Unwed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwed. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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