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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
  • How tiresome monogamy, married or otherwise, always seemed to her.
    Judy Berman, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
  • However, the divorce was never finalized and the two remained legally married at the time of her death.
    Michael Dorgan , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • This life is turned upside down by the unexpected arrival of his daughter, who is going through a marital crisis, with her two incredibly demanding children in tow.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But marital contracts aren’t always ironclad, especially if the circumstances around their signing are suspect.
    Lisa Zeiderman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Wedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedded. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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