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Unwed

One who is not married; a bachelor or a spinster.

📖 Definitions of "Unwed"

noun
  1. 1

    One who is not married; a bachelor or a spinster.

    "Should unweds living together receive the same social benefits as married couples?"

verb
  1. 1

    To annul the marriage of.

  2. 2

    To separate.

adjective
  1. 1

    Not married.

🔄 Synonyms of "Unwed"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
singlenounNot accompanied by anything else; one in number.
unweddedUnwed.
unmarriednounHaving no husband or wife.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Unwed"

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WordDefinition
unweddedUnwed.
unmarriedHaving no husband or wife.
singleNot accompanied by anything else; one in number.
unattachedNot married and not involved in a romantic relationship.
celibate(chiefly religious) Not married.
loneSolitary; having no companion.
nonmarriedNot married.
unwidowedNot widowed.
unbetrothedNot betrothed.
unwifedNot married to a woman.
unhusbandednounWithout a husband; not married.
unwivedNot having a wife.
nonwidowedNot widowed.
unmatedNot mated.
unhitchedverbUnmarried; single.
nonwedlockNot in wedlock.
unwedgedNot wedged.
unconnubialNot connubial.
unowedNot owed.
nonmaritalNot in a marital relationship; unmarried to one another

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