as in single
not married
a girl who swore she'd remain unmarried for her whole life
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Recent Examples of unmarried
Emma Shipp as Janey Archer, Newland’s sister who is unmarried but desperately wants to change that.
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Her parents disapproved of her being unmarried and pregnant, and her boyfriend’s strained relationship with his own mother left them with no one to rely on.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
In the low-income group, women and unmarried retirees had notably poorer mental health.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
At the time of her birth, her father, Albert, an itinerant merchant and womanizer, was absent and her parents unmarried.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Her parents disapproved of her being unmarried and pregnant, and her boyfriend’s strained relationship with his own mother left them with no one to rely on.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
In the low-income group, women and unmarried retirees had notably poorer mental health.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
At the time of her birth, her father, Albert, an itinerant merchant and womanizer, was absent and her parents unmarried.
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmarried
Adjective
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For players, the potential advantages include a much larger accessible library, the combination of local hardware, cloud, and PC options in a single device, and stronger peripheral and mod support typical of Windows.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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It’s built to resist pesky tangles, power through daily messes with super-strong suction, and run up to 50 minutes on a single charge.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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She’s achieved motherhood, although of the unwed mother variety.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
5 Oct. 2025
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The line was a reference to Bristol, who at the time was an unwed mother.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Unmarried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmarried. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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