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

Both women endured war, the loss of parents, the loss of children, the loss of their husbands. — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

According to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, 48 women have been elected or appointed to fill congressional vacancies created by the deaths of their husbands – 40 in the House and eight in the Senate. — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

And like the milkman, good-looking couriers delivering the coveted cooling relief became a source of jealousy for insecure husbands. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Both of their husbands are also employed full-time in the business. — Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

To be with people that get to go home to their pets, or wives, or husbands, or children, makes for a different vibe on set. — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

Each presents a group portrait of a handful of disaffected British suburbanites—husbands who resent their deadening jobs, toddlers who whine and interrupt, and, above all, hassled wives subsumed by a crush of household obligations. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Most actors in the original film reprise their roles, save for Evangelista and Edu Manzano, who plays one of Ina’s husbands. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

The stars reconnected later in life, and their husbands formed a bond, too. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026