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

The whole point of originalism, as espoused by the late Justice Antonin Scalia and (in theory) the court’s current conservatives, is that the meaning of the Constitution depends on what the public thought its words meant when it was ratified. — Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Compared with protein, which lends itself to narratives of growth—more grams, more gains—fibre is a bit of a hard sell, likelier to be espoused by women in sensible shoes than by fitness junkies on Twitch. — Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Originally then, a ‘cynic’ is simply someone who espoused the teachings of Antisthenes. — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

But Pattie Gonia says their environmental work is now endangered by Patagonia, the outdoor-gear giant that has espoused similar environmentalist values. — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 June 2026

Iran’s new leadership also wanted to demonstrate that the more cautious policies espoused by the previous supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on the first day of the war, were no longer in play, Vakil added. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

Inside Hawley’s stance Hawley’s predictions of the dangers of AI to American workers come as the Missouri Republican has, over the last several years, attempted to stake out pro-worker stances and eschew the traditional, business friendly positions espoused by some Republicans. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026

The encyclical rejects two philosophies espoused by some in Silicon Valley—transhumanism and posthumanism—that see technology as a means to augment or perfect people. — Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026

Copeland’s later political visibility also reflected a broader trend among charismatic and Pentecostal leaders in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, many of whom espoused Christian nationalism and became increasingly engaged in national politics. — Rachel Cole, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026