STEWARD Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈstü-ərd

Definition of steward

as in servant

a person hired to perform household or personal services the earl couldn't imagine how he'd manage without his steward

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steward

2 of 2

verb

as in to oversee

to look after and make decisions about will steward the city's library programs

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Noun

On the cusp of accomplishing it for the first time, they were dismissed like a steward holding a gravy boat. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 July 2026 As steward of his legacy, Lionni has been involved in many licensing deals and derivative works. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Verb

Commissioners must steward public trust and ensure every resident’s voice is respected. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026 Our most fundamental duty as citizens is to steward our nation’s resources well. — Larry Rhoden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for steward

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Noun

Damon leads Christopher Nolan’s epic as Odysseus, while Leguizamo plays the hero’s faithful blind servant, Eumaeus.

— Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
The plot involves two sons of rich, miserly fathers in love with girls their fathers will never approve of and what happens when the fathers’ devious servants decide to give the boys a hand.

— Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026

Definition of servant

Verb

The smarter clients will hire somebody to oversee the structure but this is the exception and not the norm.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Rahman, the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and Hasina’s archrival, came to power with a landslide victory in February under a vote overseen by Yunus’ interim administration.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversee

Verb

Nick Martin, a DOT supervising engineer and project manager for the bridge rehab, answered that the choices aren’t that simple.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Becoming a therapist requires years of education, supervised practice, licensing examinations and often substantial student debt.

— Wayne Lonstein, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervise

Verb

Carrick named an unchanged line-up in four of his 17 Premier League games last season — a feat Amorim managed just once.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Orlando’s best chance of the first half came in the 31st minute when Simone Jackson hit the crossbar, but the Pride managed little else going forward and went into the break trailing.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of manage

Verb

Firestar operated a large factory inside Surat’s Special Economic Zone, a duty-free enclave that allowed the company to cut, polish and manufacture jewelry for export markets.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Oznur Bell One of the journey’s guides, who was operating the vessel, spotted the hippo and slowed the boat in an attempt not to disturb it, Oznur said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of operate

Verb

According to Indian investigators, certain PNB officials issued financial instruments known as Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) to companies controlled by Modi, Choksi and their associates.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
The group doesn’t control the part of Yemen’s coastline along Bab el-Mandeb but holds territory less than 60 miles away.

— Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of control

Verb

The ongoing sagas of Getz and Hoyer, two executives who got their jobs the old-school Chicago way — with no bothersome hiring searches conducted by their bosses — are ones that continue to fascinate me.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
And so these interviews, that these asylum officers conduct, gives the applicant a place to explain those and talk through them in, again, that non-adversarial environment.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

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