WED Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

wed

verb

ˈwed

Definition of wed next

as in to marry

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

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as in to mate

to perform the ceremony of marriage for the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month

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as in to tie the knot

to take a spouse she swore that she would never wed

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as in to espouse

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

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Recent Examples of wed The encyclopedia’s format remains wedded to the information-dense, text-heavy style of Encyclopaedia Britannica—the very model Wikipedia was designed to replace. —

IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026 This effort follows a judge's dismissal of a lawsuit from wedding barn owners who argued the new rules would put them out of business. —

Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025 The rocker was married twice before wedding his longtime wife, Gigi Criss, on May 3, 1998. —

Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025 Moreover, some in Merz’s caucus are not wedded to sustaining the firewall against the AfD and envision cooperation with the far-right party, an idea Merz absolutely rejects. —

Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wed

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marry

Verb

This is an anniversary meal, an impress-the-in-laws, an ask-him-to-marry-you sort of place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
Dane and Gayheart married in 2004, before welcoming daughters BIllie and Georgia, 14.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026