unmarry
End a union
Unmarry is an informal verb meaning to end a marriage or divorce, essentially undoing the married state.
It appears most often in contexts where someone wishes they could reverse their decision to marry: If I could unmarry him, I would.
The word also sees use in legal or bureaucratic discussions about annulment processes.
Less commonly, it describes separating two things that were previously joined or linked together.
Absence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- releaseTo let go
- unshackleRemove bonds from
- unfetterRemove restraints from
unchain · emancipation · autonomy · self-determination · empowerment · disentangle · extricate · unbind
Declare legally void
- invalidationAct of nullifying
- nullifyMake of no effect
- voidWithout legal effect
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
rescind · revoke · vacate · set-aside · quash · expunge · retroactive · nonexistent
Court-ordered post-divorce payments
- custodyProtective care or control
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- litigationLegal dispute process
decree · co-parenting · division · assets · attorney · filing · proceedings · petition
Separation into parts
- partingAct of leaving another
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- riftCrack or estrangement
distance · apart · detachment · disunion · reconciliation · incompatibility · space
freedom
Absence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- releaseTo let go
- unshackleRemove bonds from
unfetter · unchain · emancipation · autonomy · self-determination · empowerment · disentangle · extricate · unbind · uncouple
annul
Declare legally void
- invalidationAct of nullifying
- nullifyMake of no effect
- voidWithout legal effect
decree · rescind · revoke · vacate · set-aside · quash · expunge · retroactive · nonexistent · ecclesiastical
alimony
Court-ordered post-divorce payments
- custodyProtective care or control
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
litigation · decree · co-parenting · division · assets · attorney · filing · proceedings · petition · contested
split
Separation into parts
- partingAct of leaving another
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
rift · distance · apart · detachment · disunion · reconciliation · incompatibility · space
unmarrymarry
Unite in wedlock
wed · get married · tie the knot · exchange vows · get hitched
- unmarried coupleRomantic pair, legally single
- unmarried womanFemale without spouse
- unmarried parentsCaregivers without matrimony
- unmarried fathersMale parents not wed