MARRIED Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈmer-ēd

Definition of married

as in marital

of or relating to marriage a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love

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verb

past tense of marry

as in connected

to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them

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as in committed

to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters

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as in remarried

to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since

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as in mated

to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong

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as in combined

to come together to form a single unit white wine and chicken marry especially well

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Recent Examples of married

Adjective

That’s part of why so many Americans who are no longer married are struggling financially. — Mallika Mitra, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The mom-of-three—who is married to Henry Hager—put her arm around her eldest daughter Mila, 13, who looked like a mini version of the TV personality in a black sleeveless sundress and matching white sandals. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026

Verb

The couple married May 31 in an intimate civil ceremony at London’s Old Marylebone Town Hall before celebrating with a larger wedding gathering in Sicily in June. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026 Affleck married Jennifer Lopez in 2022, divorcing two years later. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for married

Recent Examples of Synonyms for married

Adjective

Spouses generally inherit a minimum portion of the estate (usually one-third or two-thirds), though the right can be waived in a valid premarital or post marital agreement.

— Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Their new Netflix true crime docuseries, Death of the Pastor’s Wife, tells a marital horror story ending with the 30-year-old woman’s death.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of marital

Verb

Imagine this chain as a string of tiny beads connected together.

— K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
In Washington Park, the original report that 10 people had been shot in the attack grew to 15 over the course of Sunday morning, as authorities connected the incident to people who had self-transported for medical treatment.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of connected

Verb

Data center math Recall that Nvidia earlier this month committed to a $105 billion backstop for a new OpenAI data center campus in Ohio.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
After taking office in 2019, Nessel fired a special prosecutor who had brought criminal charges and assembled a new team of attorneys to determine whether crimes were committed.

— Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of committed

Verb

Latonya Marble, the program coordinator, will also plan activities to keep students of all interests engaged.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
Not Netflix‘s The Whisper Man, though, which doesn’t need the extra time and sails by in under two hours as a movie in a pulsating pace that keeps us engaged and guessing from beginning to end.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of engaged

Verb

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

Definition of wedded

Verb

This is matched with bright red branding which is seen on the lateral and medial Swoosh and Ja-frame components.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Her donation was matched by her East Tennessee businesses, including Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Dolly Parton’s Stampede, Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show and the Dollywood Foundation.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of matched

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