Synonyms for marriage
Most common
matrimony wedlock union nuptials married couple man and wife
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Married couple
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being married.
You should enter marriage for love.
- n. 2
A union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, or religious rights and responsibilities.
The account of the loss of the blessing of his father Isaac appears immediately after Esau's marriage to his Hittite wives.
Forms
- Plural
- marriages → matrimonies, wedlocks, unions, matches…
Choose the right word
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.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- union It is improper to impose sanctions upon the union.
- matrimony The critical period in matrimony is breakfast time.
- wedlock Because he was unemployed, their wedlock failed.
- nuptials He said nothing about Jessica’s upcoming nuptials.
By length
- 5 letters
- union2, match1
- 6 letters
- bridal2
- 7 letters
- wedding2, wedlock2, spousal2
- 8 letters
- alliance3, nuptials2, espousal
- 9 letters
- matrimony4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (union2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- mariage
- Italiano
- matrimonio
- Español
- matrimonio
- Deutsch
- Ehe
- Català
- casament