HOUSEKEEPING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of housekeeping

as in approach

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verb

present participle of housekeep

as in housecleaning

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Recent Examples of housekeeping

Noun

In fact, about 25 percent of guests have admitted to hoarding a few items from breakfast to snack on later, and 16 percent have helped themselves to the toiletries from the housekeeping cart. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026 Between 2022 and 2024, 21 million voters were purged from the rolls, often for partisan gain dressed as housekeeping. — Ellen Kurz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026 For decades, luxury hotel companies such as Four Seasons and The Ritz-Carlton have sold apartments within their hotels, granting wealthy homeowners access to amenities such as housekeeping, concierge services, fine-dining restaurants, and spas. — Zahra Tayeb, Fortune, 4 Aug. 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 See All Example Sentences for housekeeping

Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeeping

Noun

Ultimately, Bessent’s approach is likely to fail, said Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer of One Point BFG Wealth Partners and editor of The Boock Report newsletter.

— Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
Finally, regarding Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, his tone has skewed dovish in recent months, favoring a wait-and-see approach to the impact of the Middle East conflict.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of approach

Noun

The 11-member board also reviews police policies, procedures and training, and advises BART leadership.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The plan follows state law and administrative rules on recount procedures, and is consistent with plans of its kind for the past two decades.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of procedure

Noun

Adults is almost always at its best when there’s a method to the madness, a kernel of earnestness at the heart of it all.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The alternative method was to relay the three-minute call through the helicopter facility at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, but that didn’t work either.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of method

Noun

That's a step in the right direction as far as we're concerned, because Jim Cramer has been after Nvidia to institute an Apple-style stock repurchase strategy.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Ahead of her Edinburgh appearance, Lyvers talked to THR about her team’s original content strategy, why ambition and characters are key, Sky’s film slate and how important, or not, franchises and star power are.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of strategy

Noun

Now that summer will soon become fall, a pair of cropped pants feels like the perfect transitional style.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
Aside from Airstreams, there are two different styles of cabins (not including the additional accessible options), glamping-style tents, and an option to book a tent and Airstream in one campsite.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of style

Noun

Along with colleagues, Gauti developed a technique for detecting planets around distant stars.

— Joe Palca, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
The institute will examine microstructure measurement using soft X-rays while advancing information science techniques for X-ray analysis.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of technique

Noun

Teams cross multiple time zones, adjust practice and sleep schedules and play at a neutral site far from their normal routines.

— Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
As if dating weren’t already enough of a gamble, a new trend has some men skipping their usual hygiene routines before meeting a prospective partner.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of routine

Noun

Either way, civilizationism would prescribe a more consistent strategy of military withdrawal from the region, a tack tantamount to tolerating Chinese hegemony in its sphere.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Is this a change of tack from Viana to leave business until later?

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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