as in unmarried
not married
most of the employees at that small company are unwed
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Recent Examples of unwed
In Malaysia, which is on track to morph from an aging society to an aged one, unwed mothers are stigmatized — and sometimes even flogged.
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Daniel Moss, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
In Ireland, the Catholic Church once ran homes for unwed mothers.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
In the 1960s, Schatz's mom placed her first two babies for adoption, after she was sent to a home for unwed mothers.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Unexpected for everyone but Nancy, who has secretly invited a genteel Italian émigré and her eligible grandson to dinner, in hopes of fixing up her unwed pregnant granddaughter with a suitable partner.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Moss, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2025
In Ireland, the Catholic Church once ran homes for unwed mothers.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
In the 1960s, Schatz's mom placed her first two babies for adoption, after she was sent to a home for unwed mothers.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Unexpected for everyone but Nancy, who has secretly invited a genteel Italian émigré and her eligible grandson to dinner, in hopes of fixing up her unwed pregnant granddaughter with a suitable partner.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwed
unmarried
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In fact, in nearly half of the countries examined, higher rates of polygyny were associated with fewer, not more, unmarried men.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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Keaton had a pretty strong stance on staying unmarried, stemming from a moment in her childhood.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Unwed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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