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

Rose Chaus, the social head of Kansas City’s welfare department, blamed the heat for a scourge of bad behavior by husbands. — Dan Kelly july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

Kennus said his advice for spouses, especially husbands who are in a similar situation, is that communication is very important during the good and bad days and their issues need to take a backseat to their wife’s condition. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

The two estranged princes – now fathers and husbands – have only seen one another a handful of times in the last four years. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Many arrive here carrying pressures that extend far beyond the workshop floor — from childcare and deep financial instability to resistance at home from husbands or parents uneasy about women doing construction work. — Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026

Young women increasingly outpace men in bachelor's degree attainment and economic opportunity for men without college degrees has deteriorated, shrinking the pool of men that women are more likely to see as suitable husbands. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 2 July 2026

The arrest comes after two female contestants on the reality series alleged in a BBC report published in May that they were raped by their husbands while filming the show. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Meanwhile their husbands set out folding chairs near the back porch windows. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 30 June 2026

After attending Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham alongside their husbands Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and Jack Brooksbank, Beatrice and Eugenie have been absent from most royal events throughout 2026. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 June 2026