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

Their private efforts have reached governors, election stewards and lawmakers from both parties who are increasingly alarmed that the administration may interfere in the midterms. — Noah Robertson, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2026

The problem has long caused tension between Iowa’s more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

The problem has long caused tension between Iowa's more liberal urban centers, which rely on rivers and lakes for drinking water, and mostly conservative stewards of its rich farmland. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

That’s a gift from NBC’s stewards of the past to the current generation of executives. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Transparency and Responsible Spending Residents work hard for their money, and the city has a responsibility to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. — Niccole Pazos, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Today, the brand’s stewards are a mix of veteran producers and relative newcomers who have kept the fanbase alive by using the IP to platform filmmakers with a remarkable array of creative talents. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Awash with new property tax funds, local governments often haven’t been careful stewards of residents’ tax dollars. — Elaine Parker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

According to the tech company, the end of digital secrets is imminent, unless governments and digital stewards act quickly and adapt more secure online systems in time. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 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