What are some opposite words for matrimony?
Antonyms for matrimony
ˈmæ trəˌmoʊ nimat·ri·mo·ny
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term matrimony.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
matrimony
Matrimony denotes the state of those who are united in the relation of husband and wife; marriage denotes primarily the act of so uniting, but is extensively used for the state as well. Wedlock, a word of specific legal use, is the Saxon term for the state or relation denoted by matrimony. Wedding denotes the ceremony, with any attendant festivities, by which two persons are united as husband and wife, nuptials being the more formal and stately term to express the same idea.
Antonyms:
bachelorhood, celibacy, divorce, maidenhood, virginity, widowhoodSynonyms:
conjugal union, espousal, espousals, marriage, nuptials, spousal, spousals, union, wedding, wedlockPreposition:
Marriage of or between two persons; of one person to or with another; among the Greeks.
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Princeton's WordNet
marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlocknoun
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
"a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
Synonyms:
conjugation, pairing, conglutination, join, trades union, uniting, unification, coupling, sum, spousal relationship, sexual union, trade union, union, man and wife, wedlock, marriage, marriage ceremony, mating, wedding, brotherhood, labor union, jointure, married couplematrimonynoun
the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
Synonyms:
wedlock, spousal relationship, marriage, union
How to use matrimony in a sentence?
In all the important preparations of the mind she was complete: being prepared for matrimony by an hatred of home, restraint, and tranquillity; by the misery of disappointed affection, and contempt of the man she was to marry.
It seemed to me pretty plain, that they had more of love than matrimony in them.
The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds -- they mature slowly.
The matrimony of morality and laws is the ark of Western civilization. What we are witnessing is the tragic divorce of civility and humanity that results from discord between the two.
Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.
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