What is another word for marriage?
Synonyms for marriage
ˈmær ɪdʒmar·riage
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Wiktionary
marriagenoun
Antonyms:
divorcemarriagenoun
The state of being married.
You should enter marriage for love.
Antonyms:
divorcemarriagenoun
The union of two (or sometimes more) people, usually to the exclusion of all others.
Antonyms:
divorcemarriagenoun
A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.
You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.
Antonyms:
divorcemarriagenoun
A close union.
Antonyms:
divorcemarriagenoun
A joining of two parts.
Antonyms:
divorcemarriagenoun
A king and a queen, when held as a hand in Texas hold 'em and some other card games.
Antonyms:
divorce
English Synonyms and Antonyms
marriage
Matrimony denotes the state of those who are united in the relation of husband and wife; marriage denotes primarily the act of so uniting, but is extensively used for the state as well. Wedlock, a word of specific legal use, is the Saxon term for the state or relation denoted by matrimony. Wedding denotes the ceremony, with any attendant festivities, by which two persons are united as husband and wife, nuptials being the more formal and stately term to express the same idea.
Synonyms:
conjugal union, espousal, espousals, matrimony, nuptials, spousal, spousals, union, wedding, wedlockAntonyms:
bachelorhood, celibacy, divorce, maidenhood, virginity, widowhoodPreposition:
Marriage of or between two persons; of one person to or with another; among the Greeks.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlocknoun
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
"a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
Synonyms:
conjugation, pairing, conglutination, join, trades union, uniting, matrimony, unification, coupling, sum, spousal relationship, sexual union, trade union, union, man and wife, wedlock, marriage ceremony, mating, wedding, brotherhood, labor union, jointure, married couplemarriage, married couple, man and wifenoun
two people who are married to each other
"his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"
Synonyms:
married couple, marriage ceremony, wedlock, man and wife, wedding, matrimony, spousal relationship, unionmarriage, wedding, marriage ceremonynoun
the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
"their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
Synonyms:
married couple, marriage ceremony, wedlock, wedding party, hymeneals, man and wife, wedding, wedding ceremony, matrimony, spousal relationship, nuptials, unionmarriagenoun
a close and intimate union
"the marriage of music and dance"; "a marriage of ideas"
Synonyms:
married couple, marriage ceremony, wedlock, man and wife, wedding, matrimony, spousal relationship, union
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
marriagenoun
Synonyms:
matrimony, wedlock, wedding, nuptials, espousals, nuptial ritesAntonyms:
celibacy, divorce, bachelorhood, maidenhoodAssociated words:
misogamy, misogamist, affiance, affianced, affinity, intermarriage, conjugality, misalliance, agamist, benedict, betroth, betrothal, desponsory, ante-nuptial, sponsal, hymeneal, schatchen, connubial, connubiality, fiancé, hymen, fiancée, troth, plight, nuptial, nuptiality, postnuptial, morganatic, banns, neogamist, matrimonial
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#439 | join | |
#1106 | union | |
#1343 | wedding | |
#1883 | couple | |
#2594 | marriage | |
#2627 | married | |
#3601 | sum | |
#5555 | weddings | |
#9944 | mating | |
#10946 | marry | |
#11155 | coupling | |
#11230 | marital | |
#12120 | marriages | |
#18371 | brotherhood | |
#20882 | pairing | |
#20921 | unification | |
#26658 | matrimonial | |
#27908 | uniting | |
#31953 | spousal | |
#41222 | conjugation | |
#50879 | matrimony | |
#56626 | wedlock | |
#91625 | nuptials | |
#183523 | marriageable | |
#237604 | espousal |
How to use marriage in a sentence?
The family is threatened by growing efforts on the part of some to redefine the very institution of marriage, by relativism, by the culture of the ephemeral, by a lack of openness to life, let's think of the nuclear arms, of the possibility to annihilate in a few instants a very high number of human beings.
This loss is a great grief for our family, and I see how hard it is for our parents. Hopefully, time will ease our heartache, her determination was admired by many. Her marriage and relationship with her husband is an example to follow – no quarrels or scandals. It was real love, their beautiful son, is proof of that, we call him ‘wunderkind’ – a brilliant and capable boy.
What are man and woman if not members of two very different and warring tribes Yet decade after decade, century after century, they attempt in marriage to reconcile and forge a union. Why I don't know. Biological imperative Divine law Or just a desire to connect to that mysterious other In any case, it's always struck me as a hopeful thing.
I don't think it's going to happen. I think we ought to focus just as I said on trying to forge consensus so we can move forward, the courts have decided traditional marriage still is a hugely important element of a just, loving society and we should respect people that have long-term loving relationships and allow people to act on their conscience.
Marriage is like a bank account. You put it in, you take it out, you lose interest.
Translations for marriage
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- huwelikAfrikaans
- زواجArabic
- বিয়াAssamese
- nigahAzerbaijani
- шлюбBelarusian
- сватба, бракосъчетание, брак, женитбаBulgarian
- বিবাহBengali
- matrimoniCatalan, Valencian
- sňatek, manželství, vztah, svatbaCzech
- vielse, ægteskab, bryllup, forening, giftermål, forbindelseDanish
- Hochzeit, Ehe, Heirat, VerheiratungGerman
- srɔ̃ɖeɖeEwe
- γάμοςGreek
- geedzeco, edzeco, nupto, geedziĝoEsperanto
- boda, matrimonio, uniónSpanish
- abieluEstonian
- ezkontzaBasque
- ازدواج, نکاحPersian
- rekisteröity parisuhde, avioliitto, naimakauppa, häätFinnish
- hjúnalag, hjúnaband, hjúnaskapurFaroese
- mariage, nocesFrench
- lánúnas, pósadh, bainisIrish
- banais, pòsadhScottish Gaelic
- matrimonioGalician
- poosey, bannishManx
- נישואים, חתונהHebrew
- विवाह, शादी, ब्याहHindi
- házasság, esküvőHungarian
- հարսանիք, ամուսնությունArmenian
- perkawinan, pernikahanIndonesian
- hjónabandIcelandic
- connubio, sposalizio, matrimonio, nozze, stato coniugale, unioneItalian
- 婚姻, 結婚Japanese
- ქორწინებაGeorgian
- некеKazakh
- ការរៀបការKhmer
- 結婚, 결혼Korean
- никеKyrgyz
- mātrimōniumLatin
- ການສົມຣົດLao
- santuokaLithuanian
- laulība, vedībasLatvian
- mārenatangaMāori
- брак, свадба, венчавкаMacedonian
- വിവാഹജീവിതം, മംഗലം, താലികെട്ട്, കല്യാണം, സംയോജനം, വിവാഹം, മാംഗല്യംMalayalam
- гэрлэлтMongolian
- लग्नMarathi
- perkahwinan, pernikahanMalay
- tieġ, żwieġMaltese
- အာဝါဟဝိဝါဟ, စုတ်Burmese
- बिहाNepali
- huwelijk, bruiloftDutch
- giftemål, ekteskap, bryllupNorwegian
- maridatge, matrimòniOccitan
- ਵਿਆਹPanjabi, Punjabi
- małżeństwo, ślubPolish
- casamento, matrimónioPortuguese
- lai, lètg, matrimoni, alachRomansh
- căsnicie, cununie, căsătorie, nuntăRomanian
- бракосочетание, замужество, женитьба, супружество, брак, свадьбаRussian
- विवाहSanskrit
- विहांउSindhi
- brak, бракSerbo-Croatian
- manželstvo, sobášSlovak
- zakonska zveza, porokaSlovene
- martesëAlbanian
- äktenskap, bröllop, vigselSwedish
- ndoaSwahili
- திருமணம்Tamil
- వివాహము, పెండ్లిTelugu
- издивоҷ, никоҳTajik
- การแต่งงานThai
- nikaTurkmen
- nikâh, evlilik, düğünTurkish
- никахTatar
- шлюб, одруженняUkrainian
- شادی, وواہUrdu
- nikohUzbek
- kết hôn, cưới xin, lể cưới, hôn nhânVietnamese
- noice, mariaedje, noicesWalloon
- הייראַט, חתונה, זיווגYiddish
- 婚姻Chinese
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