MONOGAMY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

monogamy

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Recent Examples of monogamy In the first decade of the 2000s, several groups developed device-independent quantum key distribution, a quantum cryptography procedure that depends on the monogamy of entanglement. — Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 Tyler and Teezo Touchdown were singing about dodging monogamy at all costs, but RM teased out his own, deeper meaning. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026 In the age of social media obsessions and waning monogamy, Basic is a ridiculously relatable laugh riot. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026 Yes, Aham may truly believe that monogamy is racist. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monogamy

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Noun

Everyone’s favorite show about polygamy, Big Love, concluded its five-season run in 2011 with a major character death.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
The fundamentalist group split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after Mormons officially abandoned polygamy in 1890.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of polygamy

Noun

In Queen Mother, Farmer takes a clear-eyed look at Moore’s foibles, noting her absenteeism during her son’s formative years, her embrace of patriarchal hierarchy in Black communities, and her exhortations for Black women to embrace polygyny to facilitate nation building.

— Dara T. Mathis, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
In short, there remain multiple ways polygyny can be harmful.

— David W. Lawson, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025

Definition of polygyny

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One particular enemy of Gauguin’s was Bishop Martin, a Catholic priest on Hiva Oa who did his best to stomp out local custom, forbidding tattooing, Polynesian dancing, and the customary practice of polyandry.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
For generations, anthropologists have argued whether humans are evolved for monogamy or some other mating system, such as polygyny, polyandry or promiscuity.

— Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025

Definition of polyandry

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The measure orders the Department of Finance to develop proposals to require California’s largest corporations to help pay for employees’ Medi-Cal coverage and submit them to lawmakers by March 1, 2027.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
By midday Thursday, the Federal Register logged nearly 100,000 comments about the proposal, many of them expressing concern.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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Singer Sam Smith is reportedly engaged to British designer Christian Cowan, according to a source who allegedly overheard the couple discussing their betrothal in the lobby of a Manhattan hotel.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
The pendant was believed to have been created in 1518 to celebrate the betrothal of Henry and Katherine’s daughter Mary to the French heir apparent.

— Reuters, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of betrothal

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Chen, who is currently being held on $100,000 bail in the Clark County Detention Center, has been charged with five felony counts of bigamy and two counts of intent to utter a fictitious bill/note/check, per FOX5.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Fox News, Daily Mail and Christian Post reported that Williams was wanted on an outstanding warrant out of state from Rockdale County in Conyers, Georgia, tied to a bigamy charge.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026

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