HUSBAND Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈhəz-bənd

Definition of husband

as in spouse

a male partner in a marriage she and her husband just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary

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verb

as in to conserve

to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them

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Recent Examples of husband

Noun

Carrie and her brother—pictured here in the early 1960s—moved with their mother to a house in Beverly Hills owned by Reynolds’ second husband, successful businessman Harry Karl. — Michael Gioia, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026 Brisbane, Australia — The Australian lawmaker hit by a car in an allegedly deliberate attack has now had both legs amputated, her husband announced Wednesday. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

Emma Heming Willis is dedicating her new project to husband Bruce Willis. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026 Lopez laughed off the moment, before giving her ex-husband his props. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for husband

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Noun

Holden Karnofsky, the spouse of Daniela Amodei, has worked at Anthropic since January 2025, receiving just over $430,000 in total compensation, excluding options and restricted stock units.

— Ashley Capoot,Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny,Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Buffett’s view is supported by research that shows that people with supportive spouses tend to take on more rewarding challenges throughout their lives, and end up having more personal growth and happiness.

— Shayla Love, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026

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Verb

That includes the 30x30 program to conserve 30% of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030, advanced protections for wetlands and new efforts to rein in the use of harmful pesticides and single-use plastic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
In many cases, states have had to step up, putting more resources into conserving the habitats and species within their borders, and ballot measures can help shape those decisions.

— Neel Dhanesha, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of conserve

Noun

Research partners recorded the various sounds that drones make when their propellers get chipped or cracked or their motor becomes damaged or begins to fail.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Investigators are working with Nigeria and international partners to review genomic findings and verify her movements and interactions in Uganda and en route to Abuja.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

Of course its all about a murder she is accused of, one of her ex-husbands, and the timing couldn’t be worse for her beleaguered record company Megamax, now run by her first hubby and manager Barry Vogel (Alan Tudyk).

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Swift’s hubby Travis Kelce, however, was sadly absent from the show, as the NFL star had a Chiefs game against the Miami Dolphins in Florida today.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hubby

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