marrying

VERB

become husband and wife in legal ceremony

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catch join wed

STRONG

ally associate bond combine conjoin conjugate contract couple espouse knit land link match mate merge pledge promise relate tie unify unite yoke

WEAK

become one drop anchor get hitched get married lead to altar one plight one's troth settle down take vows tie the knot walk down aisle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divide separate

STRONG

break detach disconnect disjoin dissociate divorce fail loosen lose part uncouple unfasten

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marrying

"The thing that surprised me was how early on there were these Scots and Irish marrying Native Americans," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

He is marrying the chief of staff to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and lives in a San Francisco mansion not far from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

If you and your girlfriend decided to marry, she could still receive survivor benefits based on her late husband’s work record, because she would be marrying at age 60 or older.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Some have expressed concerns about marrying CNN and CBS News following months of turmoil at CBS News since David Ellison hired journalist Bari Weiss as CBS News editor in chief.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

The idea of anyone except himself marrying Lavinia was enough to drive Turnus to frenzy.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton