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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(of a previously married person) Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower..
I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride.
Use widowed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Widowed means (of a previously married person) Whose spouse has died or is gone missing; who has become a widow or widower..
Common synonyms include single, unmarried.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride.
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