marriage

noun

ˈmer-ij How to pronounce marriage (audio)
Definition of marriagenext
1
as in match
a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people some religions consider marriage a sacrament

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2
as in wedding
a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony just a small group of family and friends have been invited to witness the marriage

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marriage
  1. match
  2. wedding
  3. matrimony
  4. relationship
  5. wedlock
Noun
  • Captain Tim Ream entered the media area after the defeat, a shell of a man who had spent the previous days proudly leading the team throughout this tournament, playing in four US matches at this World Cup.
    — David Close, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • The red card also carried with it a ban from the team’s next game — in this case, the Belgium match — but FIFA suspended that penalty and imposed a one-year probation instead.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of match
Noun
  • Instead of fighting with Whitney, Lindsay has a talk with Yvonne about how Lindsay ruined Yvonne’s wedding by making it all about her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 July 2026
  • Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, worried about the attention a church wedding might attract, instead rented Madison Square Garden for their nuptials.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of wedding
Noun
  • The A-list couple is rumored to be celebrating their matrimony on Friday, July 3, at Madison Square Garden, though most details about the big day remain under lock and key.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Both Liz and Kate are women who don’t want matrimony to be the be-all and end-all of their lives—and who therefore tend to sideline or overlook their partners.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of matrimony
Noun
  • This typically happens because navigating the conflict proves that the relationship is resilient and can withstand the realities of the human experience.
    — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
  • That unpredictability, coupled with Johnson’s razor-thin voting margin, is testing the seemingly cozy relationship between the speaker and the president ahead of the midterms.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of relationship
Noun
  • The dream comes true for Evelyn, who marries a wealthy surgeon living in New York; meanwhile, Maggie is living in shame back home, after becoming pregnant out of wedlock.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of wedlock
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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