wedded

American  

[wed-id] / ˈwɛd ɪd /

adjective

1. united in matrimony; married.

   the wedded couple; a wedded woman.

2. of or relating to marriage or to those married.

   the wedded state; wedded happiness.

3. attached or dedicated, especially obstinately or unshakably.

   a fearless person wedded to a just cause.

4. associated or bound together inseparably.

   form and substance wedded in harmony.

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wedded British  

/ ˈwɛdɪd /

adjective

1. of marriage

   wedded bliss

2. firmly in support of an idea or institution

   wedded to the virtues of capitalism

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Other Word Forms

• unwedded adjective

Etymology

Origin of wedded

before 900; Middle English; Old English geweddode. See wed, -ed ²

Example Sentences

She seems wedded to a head-in-the-sand approach, recently telling WHYY’s Cheri Gregg that she prefers to avoid confrontation with the president “to protect my city of Philadelphia.”

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Meticulous in his habits and wedded to his routines, George loves the sterile formality of the police interview room, where, unmoved by the emotional outbursts of others, he patiently sifts fact from fabrication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

For those still wedded to the pursuit of facts and willing to do the difficult work of serious research, there is probably no comparable institution in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

It isn’t dead yet: Too many individuals and organizations are wedded to its beliefs.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

When a horse and a jockey flew over the track together, there were moments in which the man’s mind wedded itself to the animal’s body to form something greater than the sum of both parts.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand