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

On Wednesday, the spouses of the detainees gathered outside FDC wearing shirts with their husbands’ faces, the prison towering over them. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

At least 45 widows have directly succeeded their late husbands in Congress, according to 2025 data from the House of Representatives. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 July 2026

In both cases, these husbands have kept quiet as questions remain unanswered about their wives. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

Eckman is one of several husbands who disappeared in the recruitment parable the entrepreneuse made out of her life story. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

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