Synonyms of espouses

espouses

verb

present tense third-person singular of espouse

1

as in marries

to give in marriage

a couple eager to espouse their eldest daughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marries
• matches
• weds
• engages
• commits
• promises
• pledges
• betroths
• affiances

2

as in proposes

to take as a spouse

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• marries
• proposes
• weds
• promises
• engages
• commits
• remarries
• pledges
• betroths
• affiances

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separates (from)
• divorces

3

as in borrows

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

• borrows
• embraces
• adopts
• cultivates
• follows
• assimilates
• incorporates
• utilizes
• takes on
• uses
• imitates
• takes up
• picks up on
• cherishes
• copies
• absorbs
• appropriates
• usurps
• honors
• fosters
• quotes
• assumes
• naturalizes
• takes over
• nurtures
• pretends
• arrogates
• treasures
• simulates
• raises
• domesticates
• affects
• heeds
• prizes
• brings up
• puts on
• rears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandons
• relinquishes
• forsakes
• surrenders
• rejects
• gives up
• abjures
• renounces
• repudiates
• disowns
• spurns
• discards
• throws out
• abnegates
• throws away
• jettisons
• junks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of espouses

Lee is a liberal who espouses improved ties with North Korea. — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

The Majestic espouses a traditional luxury hotel style without feeling stuffy or pretentious. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026

The group espouses white nationalist and white supremacist ideology, advocating the creation of a white ethnostate and opposing multiculturalism. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026

Kids will get the messages that Plensa espouses as quickly as adults, but this work is an easy, comprehensible introduction to how artists work, using surprising materials in inventive ways to make viewers consider the world differently. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

Compared to his political opponent de la Espriella, Cepeda espouses a human-centric approach to drugs in Colombia. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 June 2026

Lee, a liberal who espouses improved ties with North Korea, didn't specifically comment on the threats posed by the North. — CBS News, 26 May 2026

Lee, a liberal who espouses improved ties with North Korea, did not specifically comment on the threats posed by the North. — ABC News, 25 May 2026

The 75-page document has sections apparently written by Caleb Vazquez, 18, and Cain Clark, 17, and includes material that espouses anti-Islamic, antisemitic and anti-LGBTQ views and promotes white supremacist ideology. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 20 May 2026