1
as in to marry
to give in marriage the king wished to wed his favorite daughter to the bravest knight in the realm

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in to mate
to perform the ceremony of marriage for the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month

Synonyms & Similar Words

3
as in to tie the knot
to take a spouse she swore that she would never wed

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

4
as in to espouse
to take as a spouse a true romantic, he intends to wed her on Valentine's Day

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of wed The new display weds the photonic chip with a 5- by 5-millimeter liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) panel, which has a resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2025 However, the employee was actually wedding photographer Parker Stehlow, in cahoots with Luke. Allison Moses, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025 So are wedding content creators a fad—or a business that is here to stay? Elise Taylor, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2025 Since the New Deal, they have been firmly wedded to the administrative state, to its progressive agencies and programs, and to the spending and taxing necessary to support them. Terry M. Moe, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for wed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wed
marry
Verb
  • He is married with two children.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The pair met in a lecture hall and dated for six years before marrying.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Wed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on wed

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!