WED Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

wed

verb

ˈwed

Definition of wed next

as in to marry

to give in marriage the king wished to wed his favorite daughter to the bravest knight in the realm

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as in to mate

to perform the ceremony of marriage for the priest usually weds six to eight couples a month

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as in to tie the knot

to take a spouse she swore that she would never wed

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as in to espouse

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

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Recent Examples of wed Meanwhile, Russia continues to be wedded to a method of war that relies on attrition, scale and firepower. —

Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026 Planning your wedding comes with many logistics that can be easily overlooked—but one of the most essential, yet often forgotten, components is wedding transportation. —

Shelby Wax, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2026 Sheeran wedded his childhood friend and former schoolmate, Cherry Seaborn, in 2019, and the happy couple have two kids. —

Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2026 Yet, even as India remains wedded to the dirtiest fossil fuel, its coal consumption is roughly 40% of China’s at the same stage of development, Ember found. —

Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wed

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marry

Verb

Brooks encouraged students to apply three rational lenses when deciding whether to get married, considering their psychological, emotional, and moral compatibility.

— Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
Publicist Kaitlin Phillips made an appointment and got married in under a week in 2023.

— Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 21 Apr. 2026