as in unmarried
not married
most of the employees at that small company are unwed
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Recent Examples of unwed
In the 1960s, Schatz's mom placed her first two babies for adoption, after she was sent to a home for unwed mothers.
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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
Ted Bundy, the author’s main case study, was born in 1946 to an unwed mother with uncertain paternity and raised in the Skyline neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington, as leaded-gas fumes wafted through the streets.
—Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025
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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
Ted Bundy, the author’s main case study, was born in 1946 to an unwed mother with uncertain paternity and raised in the Skyline neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington, as leaded-gas fumes wafted through the streets.
—Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwed
unmarried
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At the time of her birth, her father, Albert, an itinerant merchant and womanizer, was absent and her parents unmarried.—
Leslie Camhi,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
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If the unmarried grandchildren in your family aren’t allowed to bring home significant others to stay in the same room, then explain to Dana that this policy has to be universally applied.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Unwed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwed. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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