STEWARDS Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

stewards 1 of 2

noun

plural of steward

as in servants

a person hired to perform household or personal services the earl couldn't imagine how he'd manage without his steward

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stewards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of steward

as in oversees

to look after and make decisions about will steward the city's library programs

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Noun

Their private efforts have reached governors, election stewards and lawmakers from both parties who are increasingly alarmed that the administration may interfere in the midterms. — Noah Robertson, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026 The problem has long caused tension between Iowa’s more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 The problem has long caused tension between Iowa's more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 That’s a gift from NBC’s stewards of the past to the current generation of executives. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 Transparency and Responsible Spending Residents work hard for their money, and the city has a responsibility to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. — Niccole Pazos, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Today, the brand’s stewards are a mix of veteran producers and relative newcomers who have kept the fanbase alive by using the IP to platform filmmakers with a remarkable array of creative talents. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 Awash with new property tax funds, local governments often haven’t been careful stewards of residents’ tax dollars. — Elaine Parker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 According to the tech company, the end of digital secrets is imminent, unless governments and digital stewards act quickly and adapt more secure online systems in time. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

Carmack’s wife and two children all attended Queens, and his family currently stewards a scholarship his wife’s parents set up at the school prior to their deaths. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026 But the press office, which stewards the bank’s image, was not on board. — Todd Gillespie, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026 In place of an artist’s creative intent, these projects hinge entirely on the discernment and dedication of whoever stewards them. — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025 Fisher is the director of the Kaish Family Art Project, which stewards the legacies of both Luise, who died in 2013 at age 87, and Morton, who died just last week at 98. — Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025 The cinema’s new board of directors now stewards the next daunting challenge of raising $14 million to make necessary repairs and improvements, including more comfortable seats. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stewards

Noun

Banks paid millions of dollars by today’s standards to bring along a botanist, artists, servants, his greyhound and scientific equipment.

— Saar Shahar, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
The remains of these servants, or retainers, were first excavated from the funerary complexes at Abydos, eastern Egypt, which date from around 3000 BC, in the 1920s.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of servants

Verb

The nation needs an ample supply for semiconductors, quantum and super computing, and superconducting magnets, added Robertson, who oversees the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Haugen oversees private capital investments, mergers and acquisitions at the family office and is also the chief investment officer of its spinout firm River1 Asset Management.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of oversees

Verb

Although labs such as DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are private, the state supervises them at every stage and, increasingly, finances them.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
Request the treating physician’s name and qualifications, then ask who performs each stage and how the physician supervises the team.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervises

Verb

Since its launch 15 years ago, Mubadala Capital has become the first sovereign fund to take in third-party capital, and now manages around $60 billion in its core alternatives business.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Aaron Alamary, president of parking management company TruPark USA, manages thousands of parking spaces between Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of manages

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The company says its sodium-ion platform operates with passive cooling, eliminating the need for those systems.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Technically not in Lofoten, but well worth extending your trip for, Kvitnes Gard is a historic estate in Hadsel, Vesterålen, that operates as a 15-room farm hotel.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of operates

Verb

Six in 10 families can’t afford the basic cost of living in the battleground districts that will determine which party controls the House, a Washington Post analysis has found.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Although Chen Mechan is accused of firing on the Salvadoran’s vehicles, sources said its heavily armed men received backup from Joseph’s 400 Mawozo, which controls the neighboring territory.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of controls

Verb

What locked chats don’t do Locking a chat changes where a conversation appears and how it’s opened—not how OpenAI handles it.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Research a potential lender's track record — its Better Business Bureau rating and customer reviews can give you a sense of how a lender handles applications, payments and problems that arise after borrowing.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of handles

Verb

Doctors point to how the body regulates its own temperature at night, and how a cozy pair of socks can nudge that process along.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Every few years, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, which regulates the sport, makes the teams redesign their cars.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

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