Synonyms of wedlock

wedlock

noun

ˈwed-ˌläk 

as in marriage

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

joined the happy couple in holy wedlock

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divorce
• separation
• annulment

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of wedlock

Her father lost a leg in World War I, her mother was born out of wedlock, and her grandmother once labored in a workhouse for the poor. —Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024

That’s key because being born out of wedlock back then meant he was not allowed to go to the university, and therefore he doesn’t get spoiled by academic silos. —Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024

Much of the ongoing spectacle comes from the ways in which their Mormonism continually butts heads with their fairly progressive world views, from attending a burlesque show to having children out of wedlock and more. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024

The restoration of virtue and bodily sanctity were of paramount importance, and many felt that having a child out of wedlock would threaten those aims. —Kali Nicole Gross / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024