HUSBANDS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

husbands 1 of 2

noun

plural of husband

as in spouses

a male partner in a marriage she and her husband just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary

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verb

present tense third-person singular of husband

as in conserves

to avoid the wasteful or destructive use of husband our natural resources so that our children and grandchildren may benefit from them

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To be with people that get to go home to their pets, or wives, or husbands, or children, makes for a different vibe on set. — Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Each presents a group portrait of a handful of disaffected British suburbanites—husbands who resent their deadening jobs, toddlers who whine and interrupt, and, above all, hassled wives subsumed by a crush of household obligations. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Most actors in the original film reprise their roles, save for Evangelista and Edu Manzano, who plays one of Ina’s husbands. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026 She is survived by her husband, the Democratic registrar of voters in Tolland; their daughters and husbands, Stacey and Steve Papa and Meryl and Bill Baldwin; and grandchildren Kyle, Taylor, Lindsey, Max and Sydney. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026 The stars reconnected later in life, and their husbands formed a bond, too. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Some of the women were informed that their husbands had been among those killed during the February attack. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Their children are exhausting and the housework never ends and their husbands are babies. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026 Free Women maps Molly’s and Anna’s relationships with their lovers and ex-husbands; their children; the Communist Party; and each other. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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Many visitors enjoyed the samples, but doubled down on their preferences for the jollof of their spouses, neighbors or childhoods.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
The intent was likely to keep ownership from getting fragmented across potential spouses, grandchildren and subsequent generations.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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