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

Other interviewees remembered a time when families seeking husbands for their daughters preferred sons of party cadres; today, a man with access to foreign currency or a profitable business can be much more desirable. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

During the one-day festival, wives observe a fast and pray for the longevity and well-being of their husbands. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026

Nick Benedict as Phil Brent Nick Benedict joined All My Children in 1973, taking over the role of Phil Brent, one of Erica’s eight husbands, previously held by Richard Hatch. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026

Casting for their husbands will be announced at a later date. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Barring husbands and children from having royal status is clearly an attempt to prevent maternal-line succession, said Hideya Kawanishi, a Nagoya University professor and expert on monarchy. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Those thick locks that inspired so many jealous jokes among your friends and their balding husbands. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Brothers, husbands, mothers, children, grandparents—all were lost again and again in life, and then in death. — Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026

But tensions brew in this village that could be out of a Grimms’ fairy tale, with local women (like Elizabeth Debicki) getting jealous and starting to wonder if their own husbands are lacking. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

Verb

Yet Kyiv’s stockpile has dried up as the United States husbands an arsenal that has been significantly depleted by the Iran war. — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026