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wedded

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verb

variants also wed
past tense of wed
1
as in espoused
to give in marriage the king wished to wed his favorite daughter to the bravest knight in the realm

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

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3
as in remarried
to take a spouse she swore that she would never wed

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedded
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Ventimiglia is married to model Jarah Mariano, and the couple welcomed their first child in 2025.
    Diane J. Cho, People.com, 10 May 2025
  • What opened as a heart-to-heart between friends — one of whom described having an affair with a married woman — would eventually culminate in an earth-shattering reveal.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Tramp is a sports drama that explores the worlds of mixed marital arts (MMA) and motherhood.
    Sara Merican, Deadline, 15 May 2025
  • Far from the stuff of checkout-line headlines, these were invariably moments of marital contentment, even bliss.
    Casey Cep, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
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“Wedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedded. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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