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wedding ceremony

NOUN
espousal
Synonyms
STRONG
banns betrothal bridal marriage matrimony nuptials troth
WEAK
affiancing marriage ceremony nuptial spousal spousals
Antonyms
STRONG
divorce
NOUN
marriage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
merger wedding
STRONG
Sacrament alliance amalgamation association confederation consortium coupling espousal link match mating matrimony monogamy nuptials tie wedlock
WEAK
conjugality connubiality holy matrimony pledging spousal tie that binds wedded bliss wedded state wedding bells
Antonyms
STRONG
antagonism disunion divorce separation
NOUN
matrimony
Synonyms
STRONG
alliance bells marriage match nuptials union wedding wedlock
WEAK
conjugality connubiality marital rites shotgun wedding wedding bells
Antonyms
STRONG
divorce separation

Example Sentences

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The couple’s September 2022 wedding ceremony at Greystone Mansion & Gardens in Beverly Hills was attended by about 70 friends and family, according to People.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Seventy-five Hindu couples from across the country get married at a mass wedding ceremony in Pakistan’s city of Karachi, organised by the Pakistan Hindu Council, which helps couples from low-income families.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

More puzzling was the 20-minute wedding ceremony without photos or exchange of rings, and only one guest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

“The most unexpected, dramatic, sometimes messy things happen at weddings,” she says, pointing to the conversation Mothma has with Leida just before the wedding ceremony about her mother at her own wedding.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

Nhamo tore a square of the red cloth she was to use for the wedding ceremony and tied the gold pieces inside.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer