Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "marriage" can be used as noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

divorce

Capable Of

breaking up follow love last lifetime

Causes Desire

buy house

Created By

wedding

Defined As

state of being married

Derived Terms

Boston marriage Fleet marriage Josephite marriage antimarriage arranged marriage ask for someone's hand in marriage banns of marriage bisexual marriage brokeback marriage celestial marriage celestial plural marriage ceremonial marriage child marriage circle marriage civil marriage common-law marriage commuter marriage companionate marriage complex marriage conjoint marriage consanguine marriage consummate marriage cross-cousin marriage customary marriage cybermarriage earthly marriage equal marriage eternal marriage extramarriage fag marriage faggot marriage frank-marriage gay marriage ghost marriage group marriage heavenly marriage hedge marriage hetero marriage hetero-marriage heteromarriage homo marriage homo-marriage homomarriage homosexual marriage informal marriage inmarriage inter-marriage intermarriage intra-marriage intramarriage jactitation of marriage lavender marriage levirate marriage line marriage love marriage marriage agency marriage agent marriage bed marriage broker marriage bureau marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute marriage by habit and repute marriage certificate marriage counsellor marriage counselor marriage encounter marriage equality marriage finger marriage guidance marriage inequality marriage licence marriage license marriage line marriage lines marriage lite marriage of convenience marriage penalty marriage ring marriage stone marriage string marriage value marriage vow marriage-portion marriageability marriageable marriageableness marriageably marriageless marriagelike marriage–industrial complex midmarriage mismarriage mixed marriage mop marriage morganatic marriage multilateral marriage mystical marriage natural marriage nonmarriage open marriage outmarriage plural marriage post-marriage posthumous marriage postmarriage pre-marriage premarriage propose marriage proxy marriage pseudo-marriage pseudomarriage putative marriage remarriage republican marriage royal marriage same-gender marriage same-sex marriage sham marriage shim-pua marriage shotgun marriage sororate marriage spirit marriage stable marriage problem starter marriage suspended marriage temple marriage traditional marriage transgender marriage unmarriage unmarriageability unmarriageable walking marriage white marriage work marriage yogic marriage

Derived From

marry

Context

card games law

Prerequisites

love

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

family family unit marital status rite ritual unification union

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

wedlease

Type Of (IsA)

cohabitation situation common ritual among humans family legal agreement legal ceremony marital status partnership between two individuals ritual special moment taxing nonetheless union union of two individuals

Related Terms

Mariage adelphogamy bigamy cohabitation divorce group marriage marry matrimony monogamy one flesh polyandry polygamy polygyny wedding

Related Terms

act adelphogamy bigamy bride bride groom ceremony chastity church churches cohabitation commitment connection contract couple divorce forever groom holy holy matrimony king link lock love love commitment marital marital ceremony marry matrimony monogamy one flesh patience people pinochle polyandry polygamy polygyny queen relationship solitaire suit texas hold em two two people union wed wed lock wedding wedding act wedding ceremony

Synonym Network

civil union matrimony wedding

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.