Synonyms of stewards

stewards 1 of 2

noun

plural of steward

as in servants

a person hired to perform household or personal services

the earl couldn't imagine how he'd manage without his steward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• servants
• housekeepers
• maids
• women
• menials
• domestics
• lackeys
• butlers
• flunkies
• retainers
• grooms
• men
• dailies
• assistants
• valets
• servitors
• attendants
• housemen
• handmaidens
• houseboys
• footmen
• companions
• housemaids
• menservants
• followers
• maidservants
• ladies-in-waiting
• wenches
• majordomos
• gofers
• factotums
• drudges
• dogsbodies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masters
• leaders
• mistresses
• chiefs
• captains
• foremen
• bosses
• heads
• helmsmen
• headmen
• taskmasters
• kingpins

stewards

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of steward

as in oversees

to look after and make decisions about

will steward the city's library programs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oversees
• supervises
• manages
• operates
• controls
• handles
• regulates
• governs
• conducts
• guides
• runs
• directs
• keeps
• tends
• administers
• watches over
• superintends
• protects
• carries on
• overlooks
• administrates
• presides (over)
• steers
• pilots
• leads
• minds
• watches
• guards
• safeguards
• cares (for)
• micromanages
• stage-manages
• codirects
• comanages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stewards

Noun

As stewards of the nation’s economic policy and its financial markets, Treasury secretaries have often been forced to intervene in moments of crisis. — Christopher Anstey, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Conversation stewards cultivate that soul by intentionally building trust and psychological safety. — Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business Review, 17 Aug. 2026

Earlier this year, the MRCA board of directors also approved a tribal access and engagement plan for the property, ensuring native stewards of the land can give input and feedback in future years. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026

The driver reportedly missed the signs from stewards and entered the road going in the opposite direction of the race. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

At the Alex, too, its stewards are witnessing the boom among their eager new crowd. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Generations of stewards ensure organ’s future The piece will last 639 years, from 2001 to 2640. — Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Good stewards The hotel project sits near the north end of the Stockton Boulevard corridor, the onetime path of the streetcar between Sacramento and Stockton. — Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Being good stewards of space is critical to the success of this incredible technology. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Verb

Carmack’s wife and two children all attended Queens, and his family currently stewards a scholarship his wife’s parents set up at the school prior to their deaths. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

But the press office, which stewards the bank’s image, was not on board. — Todd Gillespie, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026

In place of an artist’s creative intent, these projects hinge entirely on the discernment and dedication of whoever stewards them. — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025

Fisher is the director of the Kaish Family Art Project, which stewards the legacies of both Luise, who died in 2013 at age 87, and Morton, who died just last week at 98. — Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025

The cinema’s new board of directors now stewards the next daunting challenge of raising $14 million to make necessary repairs and improvements, including more comfortable seats. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025