marriage | Definition of marriage

Synonyms and Antonyms of marriage

1 a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people

some religions consider marriage a sacrament

Synonyms of marriage

conjugality, connubiality, match, matrimony, wedlock

Words Related to marriage

bigamy, polyandry, polygamy, polygyny

intermarriage, miscegenation, mixed marriage, remarriage

cohabitation, common-law marriage

civil union, domestic partnership

attachment, commitment, relationship

betrothal, engagement, espousal, hand, pledge, promise, proposal, troth

Near Antonyms of marriage

annulment, divorce, separation

2 a ceremony in which two people are united in matrimony

just a small group of family and friends have been invited to witness the marriage

Synonyms of marriage

bridal, espousal, nuptial(s), wedding

Words Related to marriage

match, matrimony, wedlock