Antonyms for wedlock
ˈwɛdˌlɒkwed·lock

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1. wedlocknoun

   Synonyms:
   matrimony, marriage

2. wedlocknoun

   The state of being married; matrimony.

   Synonyms:
   marriage, matrimony

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1. wedlock

   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, widowhood

   Synonyms:
   conjugal union, espousal, espousals, marriage, matrimony, nuptials, spousal, spousals, union, wedding

   Preposition:
   Marriage of or between two persons; of one person to or with another; among the Greeks.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wedlock

   Antonyms:
   celibacy, singleness, misogamy, divorce

   Synonyms:
   marriage, matrimony, espousals, nuptials, coverture, match

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Marital Status

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1. 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, matrimony, unification, coupling, sum, spousal relationship, sexual union, trade union, union, man and wife, marriage, marriage ceremony, mating, wedding, brotherhood, labor union, jointure, married couple

How to use wedlock in a sentence?

1. Ruckett:

   In the perfect wedlock, the man, I should say, is the head, but the woman the heart, with which he cannot dispense.

2. Syrian Nora Joumblatt in response:

   We are in danger of losing generations of young Syrian girls due to the lack of education, desperate and displaced Syrians are increasingly seeing early marriage as a way to secure the social and financial future of their daughters. We need to provide an alternative: Keep young girls in school instead of being pressured into wedlock.

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