as in unmarried
not married
most of the employees at that small company are unwed
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Recent Examples of unwed
There, the Catholic Church once ran homes for unwed mothers.
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Greg Dixon, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
In 1807, the Harmonists took a vow to remain celibate, which required them to build more community houses as the number of unwed society members grew.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
In the event of death, however, that unwed status can make a huge difference.
—Sarah O'Brien, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
The line was a reference to Bristol, who at the time was an unwed mother.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
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Greg Dixon, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
In 1807, the Harmonists took a vow to remain celibate, which required them to build more community houses as the number of unwed society members grew.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
In the event of death, however, that unwed status can make a huge difference.
—Sarah O'Brien, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
The line was a reference to Bristol, who at the time was an unwed mother.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwed
unmarried
Adjective
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The city has more unmarried women than men, with a ratio of about 93 men for every 100 women.—
Jordan Green,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
9 Feb. 2026
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In Nepal, married girls are 10 times more likely to be out of school than their unmarried peers, and more than a quarter of women with no education were married before the age of 15 compared to only 2 percent of women with higher education.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Unwed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwed. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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