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Unmarried vs Widowed - What's the difference?

unmarried | widowed |

As adjectives the difference between unmarried and widowed

is that unmarried is having no husband or wife while widowed is whose spouse has died; who has become a widow or widower.

As a noun unmarried

is an unmarried person.

As a verb widowed is

past tense of widow.

unmarried

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having no husband or wife.

    • Antonyms

    * married

    Synonyms

    * single * unhitched

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An unmarried person.

    • widowed

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (of a previously married person) whose spouse has died; who has become a widow or widower.
    • "I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride" (from the song " (1959))

    Verb

    (head)
  • (widow)