Synonyms of married

married 1 of 2

adjective

ˈmer-ēd 

as in marital

of or relating to marriage

a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marital
• wedded
• matrimonial
• conjugal
• nuptial
• connubial
• engaged
• betrothed
• bridal
• prenuptial
• mated
• matched
• spousal
• committed
• espoused
• pledged
• wifely
• affianced
• promised

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonmarital

married

2 of 2

verb

past tense of marry

1

as in wed

to perform the ceremony of marriage for

they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wed
• mated
• wedded
• matched
• connected
• united
• affianced
• conjoined

2

as in matched

to give in marriage

the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wed
• matched
• committed
• wedded
• engaged
• espoused
• promised
• pledged
• betrothed
• affianced

3

as in remarried

to take as a spouse

he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remarried
• wed
• engaged
• proposed
• espoused
• wedded
• promised
• betrothed
• affianced
• committed
• pledged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divorced
• separated (from)

4

as in mated

to take a spouse

she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wed
• remarried
• mated
• wedded
• tied the knot
• coupled
• paired off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated
• divorced

5

as in combined

to come together to form a single unit

white wine and chicken marry especially well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combined
• fused
• connected
• united
• joined
• linked (up)
• coupled
• unified
• conjoined
• associated
• coalesced
• conjugated
• mated
• interfused
• reunited
• yoked
• allied
• met
• rejoined
• hitched
• compounded
• spliced
• reconnected
• assembled
• hooked
• convened
• chained
• clustered
• confederated
• leagued
• congregated
• recombined
• gathered
• reunified
• constellated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated
• split
• divorced
• severed
• parted
• divided
• isolated
• sundered
• sectioned
• resolved
• broke up
• detached
• disconnected
• dissociated
• dissevered
• uncoupled
• fractionated
• scattered
• unlinked
• disjointed
• dispersed
• disbanded
• disunited
• disaffiliated
• disjoined
• unyoked

Examples of married in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Meanwhile, the standard deduction will rise to $15,000 for single filers and $30,000 for married couples filing jointly starting in 2025. —Kristian Burt, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024

The relationship between them has always been as mutable as Venom itself, and Marcel has mastered the duo’s rare ability to reflect several dynamics at once: an ego and its id, a pair of fraternal twins, an old married couple, etc. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024

Jung-sook, played by Kim So-yeon, is married to a man with so little common sense the family often struggles to pay the rent. —Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024

Michaels was married to Rosie Shuster (Rachel Sennott) for nine years before their divorce in 1980, and their relationship was mostly accurately captured in Saturday Night. —Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024