Antonyms for marriage
ˈmær ɪdʒmar·riage

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1. marriagenoun

   Antonyms:
   divorce

   Synonyms:
   matrimony, wedding

2. marriagenoun

   The state of being married.

   You should enter marriage for love.

   Antonyms:
   divorce

   Synonyms:
   wedding, matrimony

3. marriagenoun

   The union of two (or sometimes more) people, usually to the exclusion of all others.

   Antonyms:
   divorce

   Synonyms:
   wedding, matrimony

4. marriagenoun

   A wedding; a ceremony in which people wed.

   You are cordially invited to the marriage of James Smith and Jane Doe.

   Antonyms:
   divorce

   Synonyms:
   wedding, matrimony

5. marriagenoun

   A close union.

   Antonyms:
   divorce

   Synonyms:
   matrimony, wedding

6. marriagenoun

   A joining of two parts.

   Antonyms:
   divorce

   Synonyms:
   matrimony, wedding

7. marriagenoun

   A king and a queen, when held as a hand in Texas hold 'em and some other card games.

   Synonyms:
   matrimony, wedding

   Antonyms:
   divorce

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

   Antonyms:
   bachelorhood, celibacy, divorce, maidenhood, virginity, widowhood

   Synonyms:
   conjugal union, espousal, espousals, matrimony, nuptials, spousal, spousals, union, wedding, wedlock

   Preposition:
   Marriage of or between two persons; of one person to or with another; among the Greeks.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. marriage

   Antonyms:
   celibacy, virginity

   Synonyms:
   nuptials, matrimony, espousals, wedding, wedlock

Matched Categories

1. • Family
   • Law
   • Marital Status
   • Union

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 couple

2. marriage, 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, union

3. marriage, 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, union

4. marriagenoun

   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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. marriagenoun

   Antonyms:
   celibacy, divorce, bachelorhood, maidenhood

   Synonyms:
   matrimony, wedlock, wedding, nuptials, espousals, nuptial rites

   Associated 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

How to use marriage in a sentence?

1. Michel Eyquem de Montaigne:

   Marriage is like a cage one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

2. Paul DePompo:

   Believing he deserves to have what he wants, he sees the affair as rewarding him for the special person he is. To accept less than what he wants would make him feel like a fool. He could be ‘fine’ in his marriage yet still believe he should exercise his sexual prowess. Getting you means he’s still got it … until he gets you.

3. Kristin Cavallari:

   I definitely believe in marriage, and I think that I will, eventually. But, the thought of getting married right now, it's like, 'Oh, my God.' It makes me cringe.

4. Kenneth Chee:

   Getting married would be a nice acknowledgment of our relationship and love for each other but at this point, it isn't the most important thing, but it( puzzles me) how our marriage would affect straight marriages, that I don't understand.

5. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   The Turkish-American relationship is like a catholic marriage: there is no divorce. Both sides need each other, it has experienced severe tests in the past and I think it will weather this one as well.

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