Synonyms of espoused

espoused 1 of 2

adjective

as in married

Related Words

• married
• matched
• wedded
• conjugal
• marital
• matrimonial
• mated
• nuptial
• bridal
• pledged
• connubial
• prenuptial
• committed
• spousal
• engaged
• promised
• betrothed
• wifely
• affianced

espoused

2 of 2

verb

past tense of espouse

1

as in matched

to give in marriage

a couple eager to espouse their eldest daughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• married
• matched
• wedded
• committed
• engaged
• promised
• pledged
• betrothed
• affianced

2

as in wedded

to take as a spouse

heeded his father's advice to espouse someone with whom he had common interests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• married
• wedded
• proposed
• promised
• pledged
• engaged
• committed
• betrothed
• affianced
• remarried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated (from)
• divorced

3

as in borrowed

to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• borrowed
• adopted
• embraced
• cultivated
• followed
• assimilated
• took up
• utilized
• took on
• used
• incorporated
• copied
• picked up on
• imitated
• appropriated
• quoted
• absorbed
• usurped
• cherished
• honored
• naturalized
• fostered
• took over
• treasured
• heeded
• assumed
• prized
• nurtured
• raised
• domesticated
• pretended
• reared
• arrogated
• affected
• brought up
• simulated
• put on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandoned
• relinquished
• surrendered
• forsook
• gave up
• rejected
• disowned
• abjured
• renounced
• repudiated
• spurned
• discarded
• jettisoned
• abnegated
• threw out
• threw away
• junked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of espoused

Adjective

The president can scarcely complain about the FBI wasting its time when Patel espoused conspiracy theories before his appointment, and when agents have been reinvestigating (yet again) the 2020 election results in Georgia. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 15 July 2026

Notably, though, many Americans—regardless of party—espoused evolving views on the nature of America’s relationships with China, Canada and Mexico, its top three trading partners. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026

Verb

Collins, the owner of a family trucking company, struggled to dispense with scrutiny over his ties to family and former staffers who have espoused white nationalist and antisemitic views. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Guilfoyle at the time espoused many mainstream Democratic political beliefs. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Many posts written and shared by Hamam al Hamami on an X account that has since been deleted used derogatory language about women espoused by misogynistic online influencers. — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Much like the SaaSpocalypse pain in enterprise software, which was awful, the market did come around to the idea that Cramer had espoused at the time — that enterprise software tools and AI can co-exist and even make each other better. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

More than 40,000 people would pack an Omaha arena on the first Saturday in May to hear from Buffett and his longtime investing partner, Charlie Munger, who died in 2023 and espoused a similar take-it-slow and make-it-right approach to investing. — Josh Funk, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

At no point did anyone believe that Peyton Manning or SNL espoused abusing kids. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

Modern space exploration has been undertaken largely by people who don’t share the values espoused by the series. — New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

At large right-wing events, young conservatives have consistently espoused a deeply nativist strain of politics, and expressed their fandom of Fuentes and his politics. — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026