Antonyms for matrimony
ˈmæ trəˌmoʊ nimat·ri·mo·ny

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. matrimonynoun

   marriage or the state of being married

   Synonyms:
   wedlock, marriage

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1. matrimony

   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, marriage, nuptials, spousal, spousals, union, wedding, wedlock

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

Matched Categories

1. • Sacrament

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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, unification, coupling, sum, spousal relationship, sexual union, trade union, union, man and wife, wedlock, marriage, marriage ceremony, mating, wedding, brotherhood, labor union, jointure, married couple

2. matrimonynoun

   the ceremony or sacrament of marriage

   Synonyms:
   wedlock, spousal relationship, marriage, union

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1. matrimonynoun

   Synonyms:
   marriage, wedlock

How to use matrimony in a sentence?

1. Oliver Goldsmith:

   It seemed to me pretty plain, that they had more of love than matrimony in them.

2. Kimano M. Edwards:

   The matrimony of morality and laws is the ark of Western civilization. What we are witnessing is the tragic divorce of civility and humanity that results from discord between the two.

3. Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield:

   In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge.

4. Peter De Vries:

   The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds -- they mature slowly.

5. George Farquhar:

   When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into -- matrimony.

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