tying the knot

VERB

get married

Synonyms

WEAK

become one celebrate a marriage get hitched get spliced marry tie the wedding knot united in marriage wed

Example Sentences

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And they’re tying the knot Saturday in San Antonio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

More Americans prefer to figure it out before tying the knot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

And, Swift even admitted that tying the knot didn’t cross her mind before she met Kelce, confessing in her hit “Eldest Daughter” that she “didn’t believe in marriage.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

The pair have a 20-year relationship, tying the knot around the time they were working on the first “M3GAN,” a watershed moment for them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

It seemed hours passed before I finally finished tying the knot.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson