unmarried
adjective
un·mar·ried
ˌən-ˈmer-ēd 
-ˈma-rēd
: not married:
a
: not now or previously married
b
: being divorced or widowed
unmarried
noun
Examples of unmarried in a Sentence
an unmarried couple who are living together
a girl who swore she'd remain unmarried for her whole life
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Overall, a majority of unmarried Americans, 56 percent, are more worried about ending up with the wrong partner than not finding someone at all, the AEI survey found.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Utah has the lowest rate of singles, with only 45.1% of adults now unmarried.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Some essential relief, or perhaps even a slight disappointment, to realize that unmarried life is kind of normal?
—Haley Mlotek, Curbed, 14 Feb. 2025
Men from the houses eventually adopted a parallel tradition in honor of St. Nicholas, another patron saint of many, including those looking to wed, who once purportedly paid the dowries for three unmarried sisters by secretly tossing gold into their father’s home.
—Jessica Testa, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Utah has the lowest rate of singles, with only 45.1% of adults now unmarried.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Some essential relief, or perhaps even a slight disappointment, to realize that unmarried life is kind of normal?
—Haley Mlotek, Curbed, 14 Feb. 2025
Men from the houses eventually adopted a parallel tradition in honor of St. Nicholas, another patron saint of many, including those looking to wed, who once purportedly paid the dowries for three unmarried sisters by secretly tossing gold into their father’s home.
—Jessica Testa, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmarried. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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unmarried
adjective
un·mar·ried
ˌən-ˈmar-ēd
: not married:
a
: not now or previously married
b
: being divorced or widowed
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