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adjective

ˈmer-ēd How to pronounce married (audio)
Definition of marriednext
as in marital
of or relating to marriage a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love

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verb

past tense of marry
1
as in connected
to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

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as in committed
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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as in remarried
to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

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as in mated
to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

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as in combined
to come together to form a single unit white wine and chicken marry especially well

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Recent Examples of married
Adjective
That’s part of why so many Americans who are no longer married are struggling financially. — Mallika Mitra, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The mom-of-three—who is married to Henry Hager—put her arm around her eldest daughter Mila, 13, who looked like a mini version of the TV personality in a black sleeveless sundress and matching white sandals. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
The couple married May 31 in an intimate civil ceremony at London’s Old Marylebone Town Hall before celebrating with a larger wedding gathering in Sicily in June. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026 Affleck married Jennifer Lopez in 2022, divorcing two years later. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for married
Recent Examples of Synonyms for married
  1. marital
  2. connected
  3. committed
  4. engaged
  5. mated
  6. combined
  7. wedded
  8. matched
Adjective
  • World-renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction, John Gottman has conducted 50 years of breakthrough research with thousands of couples.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Opponent Christie Lou Mitchell, who has a board certification in marital and family law, had 35%.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of marital
Verb
  • While earthquakes are not connected to climate change, the way many cities in earthquake-prone California have prepared for a potential Big One is as an example of what’s possible.
    — Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • While Betty Jo was staying at the lake house, a local attorney contacted her about a scale model of an old Hi-Power Service Station that was connected to her family.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Data center math Recall that Nvidia earlier this month committed to a $105 billion backstop for a new OpenAI data center campus in Ohio.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • After taking office in 2019, Nessel fired a special prosecutor who had brought criminal charges and assembled a new team of attorneys to determine whether crimes were committed.
    — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of committed
Verb
  • Latonya Marble, the program coordinator, will also plan activities to keep students of all interests engaged.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Not Netflix‘s The Whisper Man, though, which doesn’t need the extra time and sails by in under two hours as a movie in a pulsating pace that keeps us engaged and guessing from beginning to end.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of engaged
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  • For the past eight years, that's when Jackie and Shadow have mated and begun reinforcing their longtime nest.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The handcrafted mill is mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission and makes 621 hp and 664 ft lbs of torque.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of mated
Verb
  • Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela have combined to add more than 1 million barrels per day of extra production.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Amihere was a perfect 7 of 7 from the field, Janelle Salaun and Tip Hayes scored 23 combined and the Valkyries bench accounted for 51 points.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of combined
Verb
  • Her power of creation and transformation is not wedded to motherhood but her own intelligence and desires.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • In novels such as Thousand Cranes and The Master of Go, Yasunari Kawabata wedded stream-of-consciousness to classical forms of ritual and performance, modeling rapid Japanese westernization through stories that overlay the ancient and the modern.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of wedded
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  • This is matched with bright red branding which is seen on the lateral and medial Swoosh and Ja-frame components.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Her donation was matched by her East Tennessee businesses, including Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Dolly Parton’s Stampede, Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show and the Dollywood Foundation.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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