married

Plural: marrieds

Noun

• A person who has entered into a legal marriage.
• a person who is married
  • "we invited several young marrieds"
• A married person.

Verb

• take in marriage
• perform a marriage ceremony
  • "The minister married us on Saturday"
• simple past and past participle of marry

Adjective

• joined in matrimony
  • "a married man"
  • "a married couple"
• of or relating to the state of marriage
  • "married bliss"

Adj

• In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
• Showing commitment or devotion normally reserved for a spouse; strongly committed or attached to something.

Examples

• Are you married or single?
• married to an idea
• married to one's work
• My mom got married to her childhood sweetheart.
• The game of Scrabble was played by two MARRIED couples, adding a friendly rivalry.
• Yes, I drafted the business proposal, but I'm not married to it, so it's okay if the board doesn't approve it.

Synonyms

conjoin, espouse, get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marital, marry, matrimonial, splice, tie, wed, autem, dowried, wedded

Antonyms

unmarried, single

Anagrams of married