1
as in to marry
to give in marriage the king wished to wed his favorite daughter to the bravest knight in the realm

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in to mate
to perform the ceremony of marriage for the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month

Synonyms & Similar Words

3
as in to tie the knot
to take a spouse she swore that she would never wed

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

4
as in to espouse
to take as a spouse a true romantic, he intends to wed her on Valentine's Day

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of wed Joel and Weber eventually reunited, and the pair wedded. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025 Yet the Buddhist cause has since become wedded to that of the Communists—a misunderstanding that the modern Vietnamese government continues to promote. Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025 In Detroit, a city where old and new are always intertwined, wedding the two is a delicate exercise. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 30 May 2025 That’s partly because the upcoming generation of late millennials and Generation Z - who are famously wedded to their seamlessly usable tech - will be the small business owners of tomorrow. Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wed
marry
Verb
  • Christina and Tarek, who were married from 2009 to 2016, share two children together: daughter Taylor, 14, and son Brayden, 9.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • The two will be married in Venice, Italy, the city previously confirmed.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 25 June 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Wed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on wed

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!