HUSBANDS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of husband

as in spouses

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of husband

as in conserves

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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Noun

Barring husbands and children from having royal status is clearly an attempt to prevent maternal-line succession, said Hideya Kawanishi, a Nagoya University professor and expert on monarchy. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Those thick locks that inspired so many jealous jokes among your friends and their balding husbands. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 Brothers, husbands, mothers, children, grandparents—all were lost again and again in life, and then in death. — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026 But tensions brew in this village that could be out of a Grimms’ fairy tale, with local women (like Elizabeth Debicki) getting jealous and starting to wonder if their own husbands are lacking. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026 People’s responses were also colored by everyone suddenly having lawyers and managers and agents, wives, husbands, boyfriends, girlfriends, friends. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 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 It was committed by husbands, fathers, friends, against women in particular (though research also raised awareness of male victims). — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Thousands of women, or their husbands, fathers, brothers write to me for clarification, for information. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Verb

Yet Kyiv’s stockpile has dried up as the United States husbands an arsenal that has been significantly depleted by the Iran war. — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026

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Noun

In my experience, the likelihood that divorce will impact a business is high, especially when one (or both) of the divorcing spouses is active in it.

— Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
These women — cradle Catholics and converts, former nuns, teachers, hospice chaplains, counselors, spouses, mothers, grandmothers — say their defiance is the fulfillment of a vocation, no different than the call answered by their male counterparts.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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Verb

The intact leaf blanket also conserves moisture and prevents soil from drying out over the winter.

— Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
In Boise, a growing number of people have turned to xeriscaping in recent years, which is a type of landscaping that conserves water by using native or drought-tolerant plants, according to previous Statesman reporting.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of conserves

Noun

Additionally, partners need to have a clear understanding of how the innovator, supply chain and brand will share the risks associated with adopting a new technology.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu’s hard-right coalition partners frequently call for the West Bank’s annexation and the dissolution of the Palestinian Authority in the territory.

— Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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