married
No longer single
Married describes the state of being in a marriage—a legally or socially recognized union between partners.
They've been married for twenty years.
The word extends to deep commitment or attachment: He's married to his work.
To get married is to enter the union; to be married is to remain in it.
Married life refers to the domestic routines and compromises of partnership.
Married partner
- husbandMarried man's role
- wifeFemale marriage partner
- partnerOne who shares activity
- coupleTwo linked together
newlywed · consort · mate · match · pair · helpmate · life partner · other half
Marriage rite and feast
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- altarSacred ritual table
- brideWoman getting married
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
aisle · nuptials · reception · officiant · bridesmaids · groomsmen · ringbearer · bouquet
Formal grant of permission
- certificateFormal written attestation
- spouseMarried partner
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- prenuptialBefore the wedding
divorce · annulment · alimony · custody · beneficiary · inheritance · bigamy · adultery
Solemn binding promises
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
monogamy · pledge · promise · bond · trust · dedication · steadfastness · honor
Marital property transfer
- mehndiOrnamental paste skin designs
- hennaPlant-derived body dye
- handfastingCeremonial binding of couples
- jumping the broomMarriage ceremony with leaping
breaking glass · tea ceremony · sake · red envelope · matchmaker · arranged · trousseau · blessing
Emotional closeness between people
- romanceLove and its excitement
- passionIntense emotional drive
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
companionship · tenderness · cherish · soulmate · closeness · adore · bonding · partnership
Domestic unit of residents
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
- homemakingManaging domestic life
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
- familyRelated people together
children · anniversary · routine · chores · mortgage · joint account · nesting · settling down
spouse
Married partner
couple · newlywed · consort · mate · match · pair · helpmate · life partner · other half · better half
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
groom · aisle · nuptials · reception · officiant · bridesmaids · groomsmen · ringbearer · bouquet · toast
license
Formal grant of permission
- certificateFormal written attestation
- spouseMarried partner
- contractEnforceable written agreement
prenuptial · divorce · annulment · alimony · custody · beneficiary · inheritance · bigamy · adultery · dissolution
vows
Solemn binding promises
faithfulness · monogamy · pledge · promise · bond · trust · dedication · steadfastness · honor · forsaking
dowry
Marital property transfer
- mehndiOrnamental paste skin designs
- hennaPlant-derived body dye
- handfastingCeremonial binding of couples
jumping the broom · breaking glass · tea ceremony · sake · red envelope · matchmaker · arranged · trousseau · blessing · elders
intimacy
Emotional closeness between people
devotion · companionship · tenderness · cherish · soulmate · closeness · adore · bonding · partnership · attachment
household
Domestic unit of residents
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
- homemakingManaging domestic life
- in-lawsRelatives through marriage
family · children · anniversary · routine · chores · mortgage · joint account · nesting · settling down · home life
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- relationship statussingle, divorced, engaged, separated, widowed
- spouseshusband, wife, spouse, hubby, wifey
- identitiesalter ego, gender, persona, sexuality, alias
- legal statusessingle, divorced, citizen, widowed, adult
marriedunattached
Not joined or connected
single · available · uncommitted · mateless · partnerless
marriedsingle
One in number
bachelor · bachelorette · independent · unattached · celibate
- get marriedEnter into matrimony
- getting marriedEntering matrimony
- got marriedEntered into matrimony
- married coupleTwo joined in matrimony
- married manWed male
- shotgun marriageCompelled wedding due to pregnancy
marriage, unmarried, marriages, marries, remarried, remarriage, intermarriage, marrieds, intermarried