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

Of course, happier milestones also added perspective, especially when Yorn became a husband, marrying wife Beth in 2010, and then a father to 10-year-old Ellington Bee a few years later. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 23 July 2026

Well, at the end of season 1, Nathan ends up marrying Lucas’ best friend, Haley James (Bethany Joy Lenz). — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026

Jolie and Pitt were together for nearly a decade before marrying in 2014, though the couple separated two years later. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Stodden, a media personality and reality TV star, first drew international attention in 2011 after marrying 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison at age 16. — Sophie Ziedalski, NBC news, 22 July 2026

After marrying on May 19, 2018, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their first red carpet debut as a royal couple at the premiere of The Lion King in London in July 2019. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

The trend also coincides with Gen Z — those commonly cited as having been born between 1997 and 2012 — now entering its peak marrying years. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

Establishment Democrats, too, are taking a victory lap, marrying Platner’s anti-establishment ethos with his personal transgressions. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Finally, Lauren Sánchez Bezos has more recently entered the spotlight, having taken on more philanthropic work and responsibility since marrying Bezos in 2025. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 14 July 2026