BRIDEGROOMS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

bridegrooms

noun

plural of bridegroom

as in grooms

a man who has just married or is about to be married the bride and bridegroom

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Recent Examples of bridegrooms This comes of not understanding that the tradition dated from a time when brides and bridegrooms were not expected to have close ties to those of the opposite gender. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

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husbands

Noun

As was the custom in ancient Korea before the Joseon Dynasty and its adoption of Confucianism, husbands lived with their wives’ families.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Unmarried women often lived in the parental home, or went to live with a married sibling, or formed a household with other sisters who didn’t have husbands, either.

— Kelly Marie Coyne, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

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