Synonyms of polygamy

polygamy

noun

as in marriage

the state or practice of being married to more than one person at the same time

Some cultures practice polygamy.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marriage
• polygyny
• bigamy
• polyandry
• relationship
• monogamy
• matrimony
• wedlock
• match
• polyamory
• intermarriage
• miscegenation
• remarriage
• conjugality
• cohabitation
• mixed marriage
• engagement
• connubiality
• attachment
• civil union
• commitment
• domestic partnership
• proposal
• common-law marriage
• promise
• betrothal
• hand
• espousal
• pledge
• troth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divorce
• separation
• annulment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of polygamy

The fundamentalist group, also known as FLDS, split from the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after Mormons officially abandoned polygamy in 1890. —Jacques Billeaud and Anita Snow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024

The following year, the Browns challenged Utah’s criminal polygamy law in what would become Brown v. Buhman. —Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024

This allowed the families to escape homelessness, human tracking and abuse from polygamy in northern Arizona. —Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 17 Nov. 2024

In 2013, a judge ruled in their favor, declaring parts of Utah’s polygamy laws unconstitutional, according to USA Today. —Jordana Comiter, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024