as in unmarried
not married
most of the employees at that small company are unwed
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Recent Examples of unwed
People were hard on unwed mothers back then, and my parents wanted to give Louise, his mom, a second chance.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Larry was born in New York City in 1944 to an unwed teenage mother, who gave him up for adoption at 9 months old.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
There, the Catholic Church once ran homes for unwed mothers.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
In 1807, the Harmonists took a vow to remain celibate, which required them to build more community houses as the number of unwed society members grew.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Larry was born in New York City in 1944 to an unwed teenage mother, who gave him up for adoption at 9 months old.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
There, the Catholic Church once ran homes for unwed mothers.
—Greg Dixon, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
In 1807, the Harmonists took a vow to remain celibate, which required them to build more community houses as the number of unwed society members grew.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwed
unmarried
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The goal should not be to funnel unmarried adults toward coupledom.—
Peter McGraw,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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Even Gen Z, whose 4% buyer share edged up from 3%, is entering homeownership unconventionally—35% as single females and 17% as unmarried couples, both generational highs.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Unwed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwed. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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