Synonyms of wedlock

wedlock

noun

ˈwed-ˌläk 

as in marriage

a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people

joined the happy couple in holy wedlock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marriage
• matrimony
• match
• relationship
• conjugality
• connubiality
• monogamy
• bigamy
• polygamy
• cohabitation
• remarriage
• intermarriage
• miscegenation
• polygyny
• engagement
• polyandry
• commitment
• betrothal
• promise
• mixed marriage
• proposal
• civil union
• domestic partnership
• pledge
• attachment
• espousal
• troth
• common-law marriage
• hand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divorce
• separation
• annulment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wedlock

Wilde navigates the tonal shifts with authority, delivering surprises along the way, including an ending that somehow delivers hope for the institution of wedlock. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026

Some House Republicans though argued the measure amounted to government interference, prevented the formation of stable families and would allow babies to be born out of wedlock. — Emma Murphy, Oklahoman, 7 May 2026

Fruit babies born out of wedlock are thus often the wrong variety of fruit. — Kat Tenbarge, Wired News, 25 Mar. 2026

Why would a woman struggling with finding housing have four kids out of wedlock? — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Mar. 2026