Synonyms of wedded

wedded 1 of 2

adjective

as in married

of or relating to marriage

living in wedded bliss

Synonyms & Similar Words

• married
• marital
• nuptial
• conjugal
• matrimonial
• engaged
• connubial
• mated
• espoused
• bridal
• matched
• prenuptial
• committed
• spousal
• pledged
• wifely
• betrothed
• promised
• affianced

wedded

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• married
• espoused
• matched
• engaged
• committed
• promised
• affianced
• betrothed
• pledged

2

as in mated

to perform the ceremony of marriage for

the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month

Synonyms & Similar Words

• married
• mated
• connected
• matched
• united
• affianced
• conjoined

3

as in coupled

to take a spouse

she swore that she would never wed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• married
• coupled
• mated
• tied the knot
• remarried
• paired off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated
• divorced

4

as in proposed

to take as a spouse

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• married
• espoused
• proposed
• affianced
• promised
• engaged
• betrothed
• committed
• pledged
• remarried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated (from)
• divorced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wedded

Verb

After 9/11, the war on terror wedded immigration enforcement to national security. — Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Hamas, however, was wedded to its radical Islamist ideology —the destruction of the Jewish state — and used the funds to advance its war aims. — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

With this convention, noir wedded its core theme, inescapable destiny, to the form of cinematic storytelling. — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Chrome’s trashy, thrashy playing wedded the urgency of punk with devotion to older, sleazy rock ’n’ roll. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Her power of creation and transformation is not wedded to motherhood but her own intelligence and desires. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 July 2026

In novels such as Thousand Cranes and The Master of Go, Yasunari Kawabata wedded stream-of-consciousness to classical forms of ritual and performance, modeling rapid Japanese westernization through stories that overlay the ancient and the modern. — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Don’t feel wedded to chocolate chips and walnuts if those aren’t your favorites. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026

The second is a return to Sangiovese in its purest form, with estates not already wedded to international varieties retreating in favour of a more Tuscan identity. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026