as in wedded
of or relating to marriage
neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
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 marital
The supporting performances all click, especially those by Manganiello and de Matteo, delivering a terrific rendition of marital affection through sparring, as well as worry about their friend.
—
Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Alda's beloved patriarch pops in to offer words of wisdom for Anne's friends, Kate (Fey) and Danny (Colman Domingo), both of whom are facing marital obstacles.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Since season seven, fans have watched the couple hash out their marital issues and work through the infidelity.
—Essence, 24 Apr. 2025
Michelle Obama is throwing more cold water on rumors of marital strife with the ex-commander in chief.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for marital
Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Alda's beloved patriarch pops in to offer words of wisdom for Anne's friends, Kate (Fey) and Danny (Colman Domingo), both of whom are facing marital obstacles.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Since season seven, fans have watched the couple hash out their marital issues and work through the infidelity.
—Essence, 24 Apr. 2025
Michelle Obama is throwing more cold water on rumors of marital strife with the ex-commander in chief.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for marital
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marital
Adjective
-
The figures include Abigail Abbot Bailey, an eighteenth-century New Englander whose efforts to leave her abusive husband, Asa, were hindered not just by strictures against divorce but also by the prevailing attitudes toward conjugal desire.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2024
-
The female-nude painting hanging over her conjugal bed satirizes a freaky tendency that rocks her marital arrangement — an unsettling tour de force from Breillat.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 June 2024
Adjective
-
People would wait just outside the arrival gate door, sometimes while dressed in goofy getups while toting balloons or homemade signs of welcome, congratulations or even matrimonial proposals.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
-
Related Articles Gomez, who is currently engaged to producer and music artist Benny Blanco, finished her matrimonial look with her marquis diamond engagement ring, which is estimated to have cost around $200,000, according to the diamond experts from United Kingdom retailer Steven Stone.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
-
Michaela is married to Peter Kell (Kevin Bacon), a billionaire hedge-fund manager whose immense fortune makes his wife’s philanthropic endeavors possible.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
-
Also in attendance were stars such as Gracie Abrams (who is dating Mescal), Jenny Slate (who is married to screenwriter Ben Shattuck), Michelle Rodriguez, Cara Delevingne and John C. Reilly.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
21 May 2025
Adjective
-
Indian weddings are known for being exquisitely festive, and a new restaurant offering the fare typically served at the celebratory occasions invites anyone to take place in a traditional nuptial banquet.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
-
Pino, a Cuban immigrant who turned a modest plumbing business into a home-building empire, directed Villar and his crew to kill his wife upon her return from church that Sunday because the couple was facing an imminent trial over their 1992 nuptial agreement and marital assets, investigators say.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
-
The latest installment follows the central friends-to-lovers romance of Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), ending with their connubial bliss and a new Bridgerton baby, the future new Lord Featherington.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
13 June 2024
-
But now, the widowed Sophie needs West to feign an engagement with her in order to push her younger (also widowed) sister Alexandra into her own connubial bliss.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Feb. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marital. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share