wedded
Americanadjective
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united in matrimony; married.
the wedded couple; a wedded woman.
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of or relating to marriage or to those married.
the wedded state; wedded happiness.
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attached or dedicated, especially obstinately or unshakably.
a fearless person wedded to a just cause.
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associated or bound together inseparably.
form and substance wedded in harmony.
adjective
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of marriage
wedded bliss
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firmly in support of an idea or institution
wedded to the virtues of capitalism
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of wedded
before 900; Middle English; Old English geweddode. See wed, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Based on Norwegian filmmaker Tommy Wirkola’s 2021 “The Trip,” “Over Your Dead Body” concerns a couple whose wedded bliss has faded along with their professional prospects.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
While Borthwick has generally been wedded to speed and breakdown smarts in his back row, there is the option of adding some bosh.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
He worries that social scientists and international-relations types “have become so wedded to their templates that they can’t see” what has happened inside Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
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
She looked at her son, watched him as he listened to the lords debate, frowning, troubled, yet wedded to his war.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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