married
1 of 2adjective
mar·ried ˈmer-ēd 
ˈma-rēd
1
a
: being in the state of matrimony : wedded
b
: of or relating to marriage : connubial
2
: united, joined
married
2 of 2noun
plural marrieds or married
: a married person
young marrieds are paid undue … attention
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Synonyms
Adjective
- conjugal
- connubial
- marital
- matrimonial
- nuptial
- wedded
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Adjective They are happily married with several children. a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love
Recent Examples on the Web Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 13 Sep. 2022 Both were married and had been employed with the sheriff’s office for many years. Jozsef Papp, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 Her latest, a showcase for the subtle Léa Seydoux, whose range goes from Bond girl to Blue Is the Warmest Color, concerns a widow who fires up an affair with an old friend who's married. Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Last year, Luna and Garrido were married, and also celebrated their debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2022 Gozun is now married, with three children, living in South Carolina and working on a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 Kelly noted that the people killed are married and share an adolescent child. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 After a three-year engagement, Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams are finally married! Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2022 Now the two are married, have a child, and are travelling the world together. R29 Team, refinery29.com, 18 Aug. 2022 Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 14 Dec. 2020 While visiting his home country in August, the 23-year-old married and then returned to Portland to get immigration papers to bring his new wife to live with him. oregonlive, 16 Dec. 2020 Joe seemed to find his place in the conviviality of saloon life — the constant company of other people; the distracting kookiness and drama of the regulars; the dutiful marrieds, the swingers. Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020 Also in the news, a London School of Economics professor and author of a forthcoming book claimed childless single people are happier than marrieds. Allison Schrager, Quartz, 20 June 2019 Econ- omies of scale—everything from splitting rent to sharing groceries—can also help marrieds quickly build wealth (that’s the value of your assets like savings and stocks and property, minus any debt). Kerri Anne Renzulli, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2018 See More
Adjective
In recent years, the church reentered the spotlight on the occasion of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding there in May 2018; the following year, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank were also married there. Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 13 Sep. 2022 Both were married and had been employed with the sheriff’s office for many years. Jozsef Papp, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 Her latest, a showcase for the subtle Léa Seydoux, whose range goes from Bond girl to Blue Is the Warmest Color, concerns a widow who fires up an affair with an old friend who's married. Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Last year, Luna and Garrido were married, and also celebrated their debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Sep. 2022 Gozun is now married, with three children, living in South Carolina and working on a bachelor’s degree in psychology. Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2022 Kelly noted that the people killed are married and share an adolescent child. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 After a three-year engagement, Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams are finally married! Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2022 Now the two are married, have a child, and are travelling the world together. R29 Team, refinery29.com, 18 Aug. 2022 Noun
The 36-year-old married, working (real estate), mother-of-two ran a track 5000 PR of 15:04 in June, a 68:57 half-marathon best in October, and an American record women-only race 10-mile best of 51:23 in November. Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 14 Dec. 2020 While visiting his home country in August, the 23-year-old married and then returned to Portland to get immigration papers to bring his new wife to live with him. oregonlive, 16 Dec. 2020 Joe seemed to find his place in the conviviality of saloon life — the constant company of other people; the distracting kookiness and drama of the regulars; the dutiful marrieds, the swingers. Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020 Also in the news, a London School of Economics professor and author of a forthcoming book claimed childless single people are happier than marrieds. Allison Schrager, Quartz, 20 June 2019 Econ- omies of scale—everything from splitting rent to sharing groceries—can also help marrieds quickly build wealth (that’s the value of your assets like savings and stocks and property, minus any debt). Kerri Anne Renzulli, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2018 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun
1897, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing married
married 1 of 2
adjective
as in wedded
of or relating to marriage a sermon on the joys and responsibilities of married love Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- wedded
- marital
- matrimonial
- conjugal
- nuptial
- betrothed
- connubial
- espoused
- engaged
- committed
- bridal
- affianced
- spousal
- mated
- prenuptial
- promised
- pledged
- matched
- wifely
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonmarital
married
2 of 2verb
1
as in wed
to perform the ceremony of marriage for they chose a priest who was a family friend to marry them Synonyms & Similar Words
- wed
- mated
- wedded
- connected
- matched
- united
- affianced
- conjoined
2
as in matched
to give in marriage the couple worried about the cost of marrying off five daughters Synonyms & Similar Words
- wed
- matched
- committed
- wedded
- engaged
- betrothed
- espoused
- promised
- affianced
- pledged
3
as in remarried
to take as a spouse he married his girlfriend three years ago, and they've been happy ever since Synonyms & Similar Words
- remarried
- wed
- engaged
- betrothed
- proposed
- wedded
- espoused
- promised
- affianced
- committed
- pledged
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- divorced
- separated (from)
4
as in mated
to take a spouse she had always believed she would never marry, but fate proved her wrong Synonyms & Similar Words
- wed
- remarried
- mated
- tied the knot
- wedded
- coupled
- paired off
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- separated
- divorced
5
as in combined
to come together to form a single unit white wine and chicken marry especially well Synonyms & Similar Words
- combined
- united
- fused
- connected
- joined
- unified
- conjoined
- coupled
- coalesced
- conjugated
- associated
- interfused
- mated
- reunited
- linked (up)
- yoked
- allied
- rejoined
- hitched
- met
- reconnected
- confederated
- leagued
- compounded
- spliced
- reunified
- hooked
- assembled
- chained
- convened
- clustered
- recombined
- congregated
- constellated
- gathered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- separated
- divorced
- split
- severed
- parted
- divided
- sundered
- isolated
- dissevered
- sectioned
- resolved
- broke up
- detached
- disconnected
- dissociated
- uncoupled
- fractionated
- unlinked
- disunited
- disjoined
- scattered
- disjointed
- dispersed
- disbanded
- disaffiliated
- unyoked