Synonyms for Wedding
ˈwɛd ɪŋwed·ding

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1. wedding

   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.

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

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

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

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1. wedding

   Synonyms:
   espousals, marriage, nuptials

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1. wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymenealsnoun

   the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

   Synonyms:
   marriage ceremony, wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, marriage, wedding party, hymeneals

2. 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, marriage, wedding, wedding ceremony, matrimony, spousal relationship, nuptials, union

3. wedding, wedding partynoun

   a party of people at a wedding

   Synonyms:
   marriage ceremony, wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, marriage, wedding party, hymeneals

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1. weddingnoun

   Synonyms:
   marriage, nuptials, espousals, bridal, marriage ceremony, nuptial rites

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1. weddingnoun

   Synonyms:
   nuptials, marriage, espousals

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1. List of paraphrases for "wedding":

   marriage, wedlock, marriages, married, marry, matrimony, marie, weddings, honeymoon

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How to use Wedding in a sentence?

1. Shigeo Suzuki:

   There weren't many TV sets yet, so television came behind newspapers, radio and magazines, but the wedding changed that.

2. Gabby Barrett:

   Texas is such a perfect backdrop for the start of our marriage, the setting of our wedding in the woods really influenced the décor and feel of our big day.

3. Amy Schumer:

   This poor girl. Your wedding, everyone says it’s your day. It’s YOUR day. She’s like, no it’s not. She has to meet all these foreign dignitaries she’s never met before, there’s so much pressure ... can you imagine having a worse wedding?

4. Michael Rekola:

   I made a conscientious effort with my then-fiancée at the time, because our wedding was August 8, like any staffer who's been bullied, I knew that the dirty secret is: There's no remedy for staffers like us. Move off the Hill and be silent or risk coming out and being blackballed.

5. Juliette Scwab:

   September was an extremely busy time for both us with work. So, rather than taking a big trip after our wedding, we decided to take a week off and go to Napa and Sonoma in California doing what we love doing : eating, drinking, and just being together.