MARRIED Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈmer-ēd

Definition of married

as in marital

of or relating to marriage a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love

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married

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verb

past tense of marry

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

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 His wife, Mi-ok (Jeon Do-yeon), sees therapeutic possibility in a labor documentary being directed by Ye-ji (Cho Yeo-jeong), who is herself married to wealthy private-equity honcho Sang-woo (Zo In-sung). — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

The teams at both bars were also celebrating Tallman, who was recently engaged to be married. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 The two married in 2016 and named their first child together Theo, after Siegel’s character in The Haunting of Hill House. — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for married

Recent Examples of Synonyms for married

Adjective

Working with her friend and employer Sam (Sharlene Whyte), a boundary-free partnership that zags between deal points and Sam’s marital woes, Alex wrangles author egos and fends off competitors.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
By 2017, Cyrus was covering her tattoos with makeup, wearing all white, and singing ballads of marital devotion.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of marital

Verb

Perhaps this accident of birth is connected to the subtle rebuff of modern life in Marcon’s films.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
Health officials said an individual with measles passed through Philadelphia International Airport and that the case is not connected to the recent exposure that occurred at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

— Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of connected

Verb

The atrocities committed in Chile were similar to those in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and Central America, where leftist movements and guerrillas were squashed with incredible brutality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
The four were acquitted on six charges of crimes against humanity because the judges said the prosecutors failed to prove that crimes were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack on civilians.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of committed

Verb

McKenna and Hall talked about the unique advertising Audible has engaged this year, like an ad that took TikTok out of a phone and onto a building in Times Square.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
The pair got married last March, having announced that they were engaged shortly following Boise State’s 56-31 win over UNLV last October.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of engaged

Verb

After additional testing there, the vehicle will undergo a static fire test before being mated with the upper stage.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of mated

Verb

But Crow-Armstrong, through an incredible early-season approach adjustment combined with tweaks to his stance and hand placement, keeps putting on a show with his power production.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Her work combined British tailoring and historical references with deliberately confrontational elements, enthusiasts say.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of combined

Verb

Chrome’s trashy, thrashy playing wedded the urgency of punk with devotion to older, sleazy rock ’n’ roll.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Her power of creation and transformation is not wedded to motherhood but her own intelligence and desires.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Definition of wedded

Verb

Later, detectives produced three male DNA profiles from evidence collected at the scene, including some pulled from beer bottles and cigarette butts, but none were ever matched to anyone until recently.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
The styling and stagecraft matched a typical fashion-week launch, but nothing in the lineup required producing new inventory.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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