Synonyms of stewardship

stewardship

noun

ˈstü-ərd-ˌship 

1

as in management

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something

generally the dean left the day-to-day stewardship of the college to the assistant dean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• management
• supervision
• handling
• administration
• operation
• control
• oversight
• governance
• government
• direction
• leadership
• presidency
• guidance
• regulation
• conduct
• care
• running
• charge
• superintendence
• superintendency
• custody
• intendance
• protection
• agency
• guardianship
• logistics
• engineering
• rulership
• manipulation
• safekeeping
• trust
• tutelage
• generalship
• keeping
• lap
• ward
• aegis
• comanagement
• machination
• egis
• codirection
• coadministration

2

as in oversight

the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control

she believes that stewardship of the environment is everyone's responsibility

Synonyms & Similar Words

• oversight
• supervision
• management
• leadership
• control
• care
• policing
• guidance
• charge
• regulation
• surveillance
• administration
• superintendence
• superintendency
• government
• headship
• monitoring
• direction
• observation
• observance
• observing
• steering
• running
• protection
• auspices
• generalship
• trusteeship
• shepherding
• guardianship
• reign
• piloting
• rule
• tutelage
• hand(s)
• aegis
• egis

Examples of stewardship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry touts its altruism and environmental stewardship by pointing to a voluntary levy that companies pay on their production, which is then used to clean up orphan wells that have been left to the state. —Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2024

Nasia Safdar: One is infection prevention, and the other is antibiotic stewardship, or the judicious use of antibiotics. —Discover Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024

As human disruption of the natural world continues, hybrid swarms may continue to take advantage of our sloppy stewardship. —Richard Pallardy, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024

The link could help improve our stewardship of the birds. —Michael Franco, New Atlas, 24 July 2024