Best Alternative Words for PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE
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betrothal | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mutual promise to marry • the act of becoming betrothed or engaged | ||||||||
engagement | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war • a meeting arranged in advance • a mutual promise to marry • the act of giving someone a job • employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time • contact by fitting together • the act of sharing in the activities of a group | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
match | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction • a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete • a burning piece of wood or cardboard • an exact duplicate • the score needed to win a match • a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect • a person who is of equal standing with another in a group • a pair of people who live together • something that resembles or harmonizes with verb • be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics • provide funds complementary to • bring two objects, ideas, or people together • be equal to in quality or ability • make correspond or harmonize • give or join in marriage • set into opposition or rivalry • be equal or harmonize • make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching | ||||||||
matrimony | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) • the ceremony or sacrament of marriage | ||||||||
nuptials | nounn | |||||||
noun • the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
proposal | nounn | |||||||
noun • something proposed (such as a plan or assumption) • an offer of marriage • the act of making a proposal | ||||||||
marriage offer | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an offer of marriage | ||||||||
marriage proposal | nounn | |||||||
noun • an offer of marriage |