as in single
not married
a girl who swore she'd remain unmarried for her whole life
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Recent Examples of unmarried
The thing is, those casts tend to be younger, unmarried, and childless; the stakes of their drunken antics are lower, less likely to land them in court or rehab and their kids, who in the case of The Valley families are too little to be consensual participants in the Bravo universe, in therapy.
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Judy Berman, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Anderson, looking every inch a Pre-Raphaelite muse, plays the penniless, unmarried, and — worst of all — conspicuous socialite Lily Bart.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The 35-year-old law prohibits family members from suing for big payouts for pain and suffering if an unmarried loved one who was 25 years old or older unexpectedly dies from medical negligence.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
There is nothing explicit on that, in the documents, but several aspects of her biography point to it, starting with her lifelong unmarried status and, for that matter, lack of any recorded attachment to a man.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Anderson, looking every inch a Pre-Raphaelite muse, plays the penniless, unmarried, and — worst of all — conspicuous socialite Lily Bart.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
The 35-year-old law prohibits family members from suing for big payouts for pain and suffering if an unmarried loved one who was 25 years old or older unexpectedly dies from medical negligence.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2025
There is nothing explicit on that, in the documents, but several aspects of her biography point to it, starting with her lifelong unmarried status and, for that matter, lack of any recorded attachment to a man.
—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmarried
Adjective
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Those numbers are rough estimates, because they are based on a single observation.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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At a 12% marginal tax rate, for example, the $6,000 deduction for a single taxpayer who is 65 or older would result in $720 in tax savings.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Ireland, the Catholic Church once ran homes for unwed mothers.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
25 Aug. 2025
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In the 1960s, Schatz's mom placed her first two babies for adoption, after she was sent to a home for unwed mothers.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmarried. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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