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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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2
as in committed
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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3
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
Once married, Sayveon moved off base to live with Jasmyne in Fayetteville. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 20 July 2026 O’Connell married model and actress Rebecca Romijn in 2007, the same year that Rancic married businessman Bill Rancic, the original winner of reality show The Apprentice. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
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Tenisha Warner, who married The Cosby Show actor in 2022, has filed two lawsuits against her mother-in-law, Pamela Warner, who serves as successor trustee of her late son’s Warner Family Trust. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 The pair married in 2016, and Moore, a white British man, converted to Islam. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 July 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
  • Torn between brotherly love and marital loyalty, Irwin discovers he’s ensnared in forces far beyond his control.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
  • Jennifer Lopez is one step closer to selling her marital home with Ben Affleck.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 13 July 2026
Definition of marital
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  • Breakker connected with a flying cross body over the barricade on Breakker as Cole talked up Evans developing an edge.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Unlike renewable sources, nuclear reactors can generate energy on demand and can be connected directly to the grid.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Definition of connected
Verb
  • Wisconsin has committed up to $55 million in incentives to help Realta Fusion build its new headquarters and fusion research facility in Madison, a move aimed at strengthening the state’s position in the emerging fusion energy industry.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
  • Loathe have always been committed to self-production (their 2017 debut is their only album that credits an outside co-producer), but A Stranger to You begs for more exacting supervision.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Definition of committed
Verb
  • The pair had planned on getting engaged soon, Sarah Milgrim’s father, Robert Milgrim, previously told The Star.
    — Caroline Zimmerman July 17, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
  • In other cases, the hacking group engaged targets in extended conversations over Signal.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Definition of engaged
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  • That engine is mated to a 4-speed semi-automatic transmission and a centrifugal clutch (also like Honda's), topping out at 43 mph (70 km/h).
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 July 2026
  • That mill is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 June 2026
Definition of mated
Verb
  • That's more than round-trip flights between New York and Singapore, Los Angeles and Doha, Qatar, and London and the Australian city of Perth combined.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Mbappe has combined well with Michael Olise, profiting from three assists provided by the Bayern Munich player.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of combined
Verb
  • 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
  • Don’t feel wedded to chocolate chips and walnuts if those aren’t your favorites.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026
Definition of wedded
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  • The ticket matched four of the white balls and the gold Mega Ball on Tuesday, July 21, to score $10,000, according to the Idaho Lottery.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • The opportunity to earn an illiquidity premium has value only when it is matched with realistic cash-flow planning, appropriate reserve levels and a clear understanding of investor time horizons.
    — Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
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“Married.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/married. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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