UNWED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

unwed

adjective

ˌən-ˈwed

Definition of unwed next

as in unmarried

not married most of the employees at that small company are unwed

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Recent Examples of unwed People were hard on unwed mothers back then, and my parents wanted to give Louise, his mom, a second chance. —

Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026 Larry was born in New York City in 1944 to an unwed teenage mother, who gave him up for adoption at 9 months old. —

Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026 There, the Catholic Church once ran homes for unwed mothers. —

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 See All Example Sentences for unwed

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unmarried

Adjective

Here are the unmarried, who used to be marginal.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Sometimes an unmarried partner needs legal support to get their name on the baby’s birth certificate and some families need grief support, or baby sleep training, or even just babysitting.

— Amy Eskind, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026