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Antonyms for unmarried


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mar-eed
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmær id



Definition of unmarried

Origin :
  • c.1300, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of marry.
  • adj not presently wed
Example sentences :
  • Whatever you do, John, don't die an unmarried man like your Uncle William and me.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • If we must have them let us be consistent and give one to the unmarried man.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Anthony took Cleopatra, and most of the other unmarried men took Rachel Guest.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • The minister of God, unmarried, must have only one wife at the same time.
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • A child born to an unmarried woman is no impediment to her marriage.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • The first question the Count put, was: "Am I married, or unmarried?"
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • The father was even able to bequeath his unmarried daughters by will.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • He is unmarried, nor does any relative or companion reside with him.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 » by Various
  • Unmarried, Leonard would never have begged; he would have flickered out and died.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • The London firm had stipulated, too, that their new man should be unmarried.
  • Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg

Synonyms for unmarried

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