MARRIAGEABLE Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

marriageable

adjective

Definition of marriageable

as in unpaired

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Recent Examples of marriageable The true amount was probably less, but Ming Tai was a successful businessman, and marriageable Chinese women were incredibly scarce in New York. — Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026 As fighting began, the three eldest Schuylers—now marriageable young ladies—attended dancing assemblies, on the lookout for mates. — Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Sweet and kind Elodie is merely the latest in a long line of marriageable young dupes. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024 In India, the legal marriageable age is 21 for men and 18 for women. — Wasbir Hussain, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Feb. 2023 Once Rhaenyra becomes marriageable, Viserys fields a plethora of suitors for her hand. — David Routt, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022 The decline is partly due to decades of policies designed to limit China's population growth, which mean there are fewer young people of marriageable age, according to Chinese officials and sociologists. — Jessie Yeung and Cnn's Beijing Bureau, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 Yes, Bridgerton is back, and with it the debut of a new social season, along with a fresh crop of marriageable lords and ladies. — Katie Rife, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2022 Despite Francois’ infrequent appearances, something is brewing between him and Maria, who’s now of marriageable age. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Sep. 2021

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Adjective

Its molecular behavior is shaped by unpaired electrons, which also explain its magnetic properties.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Each iron atom carries four or five unpaired electrons whose behavior depends on that of the others.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2026

Definition of unpaired

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While increases occurred across nearly all demographic groups, some of the largest were seen among younger and unmarried parents, those in lower-income households and those without a four-year college degree.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The archaic legal restrictions restricting same-sex couples or unmarried women, for example, are acknowledged and adhered to, rather than being openly challenged or criticized.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of unmarried

Adjective

Millions of seniors in the United States are single, divorced or widowed and have no children.

— Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Their biggest series that decade was Kate & Allie, the CBS comedy starring Susan Saint James and SNL original Jane Curtin as divorced best friends sharing a Greenwich Village apartment.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

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