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wedded

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verb

variants also wed
past tense of wed
1
as in espoused
to give in marriage the king wished to wed his favorite daughter to the bravest knight in the realm

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2
as in connected
to perform the ceremony of marriage for the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month

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3
as in remarried
to take a spouse she swore that she would never wed

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4
as in proposed
to take as a spouse a true romantic, he intends to wed her on Valentine's Day

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wedded
Adjective
  • Michaela is married to Peter Kell (Kevin Bacon), a billionaire hedge-fund manager whose immense fortune makes his wife’s philanthropic endeavors possible.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
  • Miller, whose previous films include The Ballad of Jack and Rose and Maggie's Plan, is also married to Daniel Day-Lewis, the star of such notable Scorsese films as The Age of Innocence and The Gangs of New York.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Maeve continues to cause trouble, asking Alice about her marital problems.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
  • His strap-ons were marketed as such, particularly as marital aids for men with erectile dysfunction.
    Mikelle Street, Them., 23 May 2025
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“Wedded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wedded. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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