Synonyms of marrying

marrying

verb

present participle of marry

1

as in connecting

to perform the ceremony of marriage for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connecting
• wedding
• mating
• matching
• uniting
• affiancing
• conjoining

2

as in wedding

to give in marriage

the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wedding
• matching
• committing
• promising
• espousing
• engaging
• pledging
• betrothing
• affiancing

3

as in remarrying

to take as a spouse

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remarrying
• wedding
• proposing
• engaging
• espousing
• promising
• betrothing
• committing
• pledging
• affiancing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divorcing
• separating (from)

4

as in mating

to take a spouse

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remarrying
• mating
• wedding
• tying the knot
• coupling
• pairing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separating
• divorcing

5

as in combining

to come together to form a single unit

white wine and chicken marry especially well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• combining
• fusing
• connecting
• uniting
• joining
• coupling
• unifying
• associating
• conjoining
• coalescing
• conjugating
• linking (up)
• mating
• yoking
• interfusing
• allying
• reuniting
• compounding
• rejoining
• splicing
• reconnecting
• assembling
• confederating
• chaining
• clustering
• hooking
• hitching
• meeting
• recombining
• congregating
• convening
• leaguing
• gathering
• reunifying
• constellating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• splitting
• separating
• severing
• parting
• dividing
• divorcing
• sectioning
• resolving
• isolating
• breaking up
• disconnecting
• detaching
• dissociating
• fractionating
• sundering
• uncoupling
• unlinking
• dissevering
• dispersing
• scattering
• disbanding
• disuniting
• disjoining
• disaffiliating
• disjointing
• unyoking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marrying

The widow in the opening is the young laundress Greta (Jella Haase), who receives news of her fiancé’s death and then gets betrothed to him soon afterwards, in a ceremony that has the local pastor (Martin Wuttke) marrying her off to an army helmet. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

From sensual suiting to expressive gowns, the country is known for marrying artistic whimsy with craftsmanship. — Phil Oh, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026

Vermeer may have been raised by Remonstrant parents, but that did not prevent him from marrying a Catholic and probably converting to Catholicism. — Colleen Dulle, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

The pop star is now the ultimate WAG after marrying Travis Kelce this summer. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, Leigh—intellectual, magnetic, and capricious—went to finishing school before marrying a stolid, stable lawyer named Herbert Leigh Holman in 1932. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Gilbert and Williams were together for ten years, marrying in 2016 and divorcing in 2017. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

For example, immigration restrictions can prevent people from marrying their preferred partner or from pursuing the job of their dreams. — J. Toby Reiner, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

During an interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman that aired ahead of the Chiefs’ season-opening 31-10 win over the Broncos, tight end Travis Kelce was asked about marrying superstar singer Taylor Swift. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026