Definitions

wed

[wed] / wɛd /

VERB

marry

Synonyms

STRONG

couple espouse join tie unite

WEAK

be married become husband and wife get hitched get married lead to the altar make one receive in marriage say I do take in marriage tie the knot

Antonyms

STRONG

disconnect disjoin divide separate

WEAK

divorce

VERB

join, unite

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dedicate marry

STRONG

ally associate blend coalesce combine commingle connect couple fuse interweave link merge relate unify yoke

WEAK

cojoin

Antonyms

STRONG

disconnect disjoin dissociate divide part separate

WEAK

divorce

Example Sentences

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James Deaver, Brent’s executor, said Brent rejected the request as excessive because hehad amassed the bulk of his fortune years before the couple wed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

They wed on the Stanford campus in 1986.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Nor, I imagine, would it include real estate that one spouse owned before they wed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

After Savannah wed Cole in 2017, the two began regularly filming content about their lives as parents to their children, documenting their at-home routines on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

“We cannot wed, my love. You know why.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

wed

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