Synonyms of housekeeping

housekeeping 1 of 2

noun

as in approach

Related Words

• approach
• procedure
• method
• strategy
• style
• technique
• routine
• tack
• manner
• practice
• pattern
• groove
• drill
• program
• plan
• way
• treadmill
• habit
• rote
• custom
• design
• policy
• fashion
• rut
• scheme
• trick
• lockstep
• tradition
• grind
• regimen
• convention
• wont
• daily dozen

housekeeping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of housekeep

as in housecleaning

Related Words

• housecleaning
• cleaning (up)
• tidying (up)
• cleaning (off)
• policing (up)
• straightening (up)
• turning out
• arranging
• picking up
• neatening
• ordering
• uncluttering

Dissimilar Words

• messing (up)
• cluttering
• disarranging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of housekeeping

Noun

In relatively good health, Jennett still drives to lunch with friends, does her own housekeeping and grocery shopping, and plows through a book a day, usually a mystery. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

The next competitive divide will be determined by whether organizations treat content governance as administrative housekeeping or as core business infrastructure. — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Gen might have gotten away scot-free from the sheets incident in terms of optics — no one questions her involvement, even though her job description includes housekeeping — but karma hounds her during the first day of the charter. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026

Moving on to the housekeeping items, the organizer informs us of the presence of a documentary film crew on the grounds. — Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026