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marry

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of marry

1 to perform the ceremony of marriage for
  • They chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them.
Synonyms of marry

wed
Words Related to marry

match, mate

conjoin, connect, unite

affiance
2 to give in marriage
  • Once they marry off me and my siblings, my parents are selling their house.
Synonyms of marry

espouse, match, wed
Words Related to marry

commit, engage

affiance, betroth, pledge, promise
3 to take as a spouse
  • He married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since.
Synonyms of marry

espouse, wed
Words Related to marry

affiance, betroth, commit, engage, pledge, promise, propose

remarry
Near Antonyms of marry

separate (from)
Antonyms of marry

divorce
4 to take a spouse
  • She had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong.
Synonyms of marry

wed
Words Related to marry

couple, mate

pair off, remarry
Phrases Synonymous with marry

tie the knot
Near Antonyms of marry

divorce, separate
5 to come together to form a single unit
  • Cheese and tomatoes marry especially well.
Synonyms of marry

associate, coalesce, combine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, fuse, interfuse, join, link (up), unify, unite
Words Related to marry

mate, yoke

ally, confederate, league

chain, compound, hitch, hook, splice

assemble, cluster, congregate, convene, gather, meet

recombine, reconnect, rejoin, reunify, reunite
Near Antonyms of marry

detach, disaffiliate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, fractionate, isolate, resolve, uncouple, unyoke

disband, disperse, scatter
Antonyms of marry

break up, dissever, part, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, unlink

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  1. See words that rhyme with marry Dictionary: Definition of marry Spanish Central: Translation of marry Nglish: Translation of marry for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of marry for Arabic speakers

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