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MARRIAGE Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word marriage. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word marriage. (close relations)
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matrimony
nounn
noun

• the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

• the ceremony or sacrament of marriage

wedding
nounn
noun

• the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

• the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony

• a party of people at a wedding

union
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• of trade unions

noun

• an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

• the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

• the state of being joined or united or linked

• the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

• healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones

• a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations

• a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

• the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts

• a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)

• the act of making or becoming a single unit

adjective satellite

• being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War

wedlock
nounn
noun

• the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

alliance
nounn
noun

• the state of being allied or confederated

• a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

• an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

• a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim

• the act of forming an alliance or confederation

betrothal
nounn
noun

• a mutual promise to marry

• the act of becoming betrothed or engaged

bond
verb, nounv, n
noun

• United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)

• an electrical force linking atoms

• British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming

• a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal

• a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

• (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

• a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

• a connection that fastens things together

• a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents

• the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition

verb

• stick to firmly

• create social or emotional ties

• issue bonds on

• bring together in a common cause or emotion

espousal
nounn
noun

• archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast

• the act of becoming betrothed or engaged

• the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

nuptials
nounn
noun

• the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

tie
verb, nounv, n
noun

• neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

• a social or business relationship

• equality of score in a contest

• a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating

• a fastener that serves to join or connect

• the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

• (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value

• one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track

• a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied

verb

• fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord

• finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.

• limit or restrict to

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

• form a knot or bow in

• create social or emotional ties

• perform a marriage ceremony

• make by tying pieces together

• unite musical notes by a tie

civil union
nounn
noun

• a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex

man and wife
nounn
noun

• two people who are married to each other

marriage ceremony
nounn
noun

• the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony

married couple
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• two people who are married to each other

spousal relationship
nounn
noun

• the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

Best Hypernyms For MARRIAGE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for marriage, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
family rite ritual unification union
Phrases (2)
family unitmarital status

Alternatives for MATRIMONY

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