Synonyms of husbands

husbands 1 of 2

noun

plural of husband

as in spouses

a male partner in a marriage

she and her husband just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spouses
• partners
• men
• hubbies
• misters
• grooms
• old men
• companions
• mates
• widowers
• consorts
• bridegrooms
• significant others
• soul mates
• Mr. Rights
• better halves
• househusbands
• benedicts

husbands

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of husband

as in conserves

to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of

husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conserves
• protects
• preserves
• economizes
• hoards
• scrimps
• skimps
• saves
• lays up
• lays by

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• runs through
• throws away
• blows
• wastes
• squanders
• lavishes
• dissipates
• spends
• drains
• exhausts
• misspends
• consumes
• fritters (away)
• cleans (out)
• uses up
• impoverishes
• depletes
• expends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of husbands

Noun

Thousands of women, or their husbands, fathers, brothers write to me for clarification, for information. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026

Audrey Niffenegger has long teased the sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife, featuring Clare and Henry’s Chrono-Displaced daughter Alba and her two husbands—Oliver, a time traveler like her, and Zach, existing in linear time. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

They are born to their fathers as property, and married to their husbands as property, and then taken care of by their sons as a nuisance. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Burke has been married to actor Gerald McRaney — who just happened to play one of Suzanne’s many ex-husbands on Designing Women — since 1989. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026

Leaving their husbands behind at the White House, the first ladies visited the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art in a display of soft power that united two figures known for fusing style and diplomacy. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

In a bizarre meta twist of events, Suvorova must sell herself and her story on social media, like her mother sold herself (and in turn her daughter) to those American husbands. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Many became lifelong friends, and role models for me as husbands, fathers, workers and community servants. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

At the same time, Whitney Rose and Angie Katsanevas are confronting major changes following their separations from their husbands in July. — Sophie Dunne, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026