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

The most effective innovators are often the strongest stewards. — Kendra MacDonald, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

The stewards ultimately handed the Italian driver a three-place grid drop to seventh and a penalty point, his fourth penalty in a 12-month stretch. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 July 2026

And there is precedent for the FCC to step in and help nudge the industry toward being better stewards of space. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

The Walsh family’s been slinging hot dogs across the Valley since 1946, with sisters Morgan and Kelly Walsh serving as third-generation stewards. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

For De Santis, preserving that legacy means acting as stewards of the destination rather than simply operators of hotels. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026

Any of your nieces and nephews could turn out to be good or poor stewards of your estate. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Government must continuously look for ways to improve services while being responsible stewards of public resources. — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Our pacers teach us careful path etiquette (two-by-two, tight to the right) and encourage us to be thoughtful stewards of our shared space. — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 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