as in boyfriend
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
he gazed lovingly at his betrothed throughout the dinner
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Recent Examples of betrothed
Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2021
Pay close attention to the betrothed couple's preferred dress code.
—Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2021
Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Parallel shenanigans and romances ensue: Stacy falls in love with Margaret’s betrothed, Prince Edward of Belgravia, and Margaret goes head-over-heels for Stacy’s best friend, Kevin.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society is hosting a Colonial wedding dance, such as Webster himself would have taken part in with his betrothed Rebecca Greenleaf, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. Colonial costumes encouraged but not required.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2021
Pay close attention to the betrothed couple's preferred dress code.
—Karen I. Chen, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2021
Noun
Ellen has been suffering from demonic premonitions since childhood and believes there is a gruesome fate awaiting her betrothed.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Parallel shenanigans and romances ensue: Stacy falls in love with Margaret’s betrothed, Prince Edward of Belgravia, and Margaret goes head-over-heels for Stacy’s best friend, Kevin.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for betrothed
Adjective
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Company boards and top management teams should be willing and interested in hearing detailed analysis and constructive criticism from engaged shareholders.—
Alexander Savin,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Still, finding a way to stay engaged is particularly important at the local level, where decisions made by school boards, planning commissions, and county commissioners affect our everyday lives — from housing and transit to safety and the environment.—
Cheryl Rogers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Caceres’ arrest came the same day that founder and former executive director of Queens Defenders, Lori Zeno, and her boyfriend and youth program director Rashad Ruhani, were indicted in Brooklyn federal court for stealing roughly $60,000 from the nonprofit.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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The younger woman has issues, ranging from a bad boyfriend to substance-abuse problems.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Based on these findings, archaeologists have proposed a new theory about Stonehenge’s purpose.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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India proposed in July to abolish its 2 percent equalization levy.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Resources remain committed to the incident strengthening containment lines and performing suppression repair.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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The company remains committed to investing $1.6 billion and hiring 1,600 workers.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The online marketplace is full of fellow antique lovers selling finds that date all the way back to the 1940s.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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Hard and Semi-Soft Cheeses Good news for cheese lovers everywhere!—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Your relationship with your girlfriend is changing, as is natural.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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Another wondered why the mom didn’t make her feelings known to her son and his girlfriend.—
Stephanie Guerilus,
People.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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They players claim that Hamilton promised them NIL money–at least $250,000 each–paid by business associates.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
31 Dec. 2024
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The hosts talk about the sheer number of athletes who have claimed after the fact that they were not given the NIL money promised to them.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Though Hargitay and Meloni are both married, the friends seem to get a kick out of riling up their fanbase, many of whom ship their Law & Order characters, Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler, or even the actors themselves.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
13 Apr. 2025
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Got married right at the beginning of the year.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Betrothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betrothed. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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