Synonyms of husbandry

husbandry

noun

ˈhəz-bən-drē 

1

as in economy

careful management of material resources

in accordance with his practice of good husbandry, he never buys anything on credit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• economy
• saving
• frugality
• thrift
• providence
• conservation
• parsimony
• prudence
• temperance
• skimping
• scrimping
• penny-pinching
• stinginess
• moderation
• miserliness
• restraint
• retrenchment
• belt-tightening
• discretion
• forehandedness
• austerity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wastefulness
• extravagance
• improvidence
• prodigality
• lavishness
• squandering
• diseconomy

2

as in farming

the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock

a family of winemakers whose tradition of vineyard husbandry goes back several generations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• farming
• agriculture
• cultivation
• horticulture
• gardening
• tillage
• agronomy
• culture
• farmwork
• aquaculture
• agribusiness
• agroforestry
• pastoralism
• animal husbandry
• pomology
• arboriculture
• agroecology
• hydroponics
• monoculture
• mixed farming
• sharecropping

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of husbandry

The Riverside County Department of Animal Services had been aware of the property owner’s intent to maintain an animal sanctuary for the birds, but recent investigations revealed overcrowding and what officials described as improper husbandry. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026

Reindeer husbandry has been an important part of Scandinavian culture for many decades, especially for the Sami Indigenous people in the far north of the country. — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026

In Bulgaria, village music was typically sung by peasants while tending to agriculture and husbandry; at weddings; and to express national pride. — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025

The freezing rain then traps lichen under a thick layer of ice where hungry reindeer can’t reach the food, according to Anna Skarin, a reindeer husbandry expert and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences professor. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025

Phrases Containing husbandry

• animal husbandry