Synonyms of unwed

unwed

adjective

ˌən-ˈwed 

as in unmarried

not married

most of the employees at that small company are unwed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unmarried
• single
• unattached
• divorced
• marriageable
• separated
• unpaired
• fancy-free
• footloose

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• married
• attached
• wedded
• engaged
• betrothed
• mated
• paired
• committed
• pledged
• hitched
• espoused
• promised
• remarried
• affianced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unwed

He was born to an unwed teenage mom in Greenville, South Carolina, during the Jim Crow era but rose to become a civil rights icon and a groundbreaking politician who mounted two electrifying runs for the presidency in the 1980s. — John Blake, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026

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