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
  • Paris Saint-Germain, one of the most popular soccer teams in the world, rescheduled its Saturday match to Monday because of the unrest in the area.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • However, the first five minutes of the match painted a different story.
    — Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of match
Noun
  • It’s been covered breathlessly on Instagram and by celebrity media — led by the former Access Hollywood host Billy Bush, who last Monday on his podcast described being confronted by Griffin at a wedding on the Hawaiian island of Lanai.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The shop will carry orchids, roses, dahlias, peonies, hydrangeas, and other seasonal flowers in addition to arrangements for weddings, corporate events and other occasions.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of wedding
Noun
  • Fireworks herald the World Cup, the Olympics, inaugurations, weddings, railroad openings, royal matrimony, saints, the Saints, the spring equinox, eclipses, the New Year, the Day of the Dead, the beginning of summer, the end of it.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In each of the portraits, his subjects are draped by the white veil, both a symbol of matrimony and silence.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Definition of matrimony
Noun
  • Letters could sustain relationships between people separated by oceans, and sometimes those relationships achieved an intimacy unavailable to people who occupied the same rooms.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But the relationship was bound to disappoint, given Vucic’s high hopes.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of relationship
Noun
  • As explained in the couple’s recent YouTube video, having a baby out of wedlock was thought to be taboo in Britain at the time — especially in the three decades after World War II.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had asserted that Oyo left a young heir born out of wedlock, but Tooro’s committee looked beyond that in picking Kijanangoma.
    — Rodney Muhumuza, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of wedlock
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“Marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marriage. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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