Synonyms of matrimony

matrimony

noun

ˈma-trə-ˌmō-nē 

as in marriage

a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people

we intend to be joined in matrimony until "death do us part"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marriage
• match
• wedlock
• relationship
• conjugality
• connubiality
• monogamy
• bigamy
• polygamy
• cohabitation
• engagement
• remarriage
• intermarriage
• miscegenation
• polygyny
• polyandry
• commitment
• proposal
• promise
• betrothal
• attachment
• mixed marriage
• civil union
• domestic partnership
• espousal
• pledge
• troth
• common-law marriage
• hand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divorce
• separation
• annulment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of matrimony

While legacy agencies might still operate like Victorian-era matchmakers, arranging introductions between clients and journalists with no promises of matrimony, Spynn functions more like a Las Vegas wedding chapel — quick, certain and surprisingly effective. —Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025

In defeat, the matrimony between manager, club and city had never been more visible. —Simon Hughes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025

This cowboy is getting hitched and has the hat to match in matrimony. —Teaghan Skulszki, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2025

Christine has taken an ideological stance against the emotional labor and inequity inherent in the system of conventional matrimony! —Christine Murphy, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025