HUSBAND Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈhəz-bənd

Definition of husband

as in spouse

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

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verb

as in to conserve

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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Recent Examples of husband

Noun

Parton was preceded in death by her husband of more than 60 years, Carl Dean, who died in March 2025. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 Parton was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Thomas Dean. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

Lopez laughed off the moment, before giving her ex-husband his props. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 Many others shared tributes after learning of Burrell’s death, including Rachael Ray, who was a bridesmaid in Burrell’s October 2021 wedding to husband Stuart Claxton. — Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for husband

Recent Examples of Synonyms for husband

Noun

Spending time with family and their partner or spouse beat out all other answers, the survey found.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
The two divorced their spouses and began a public relationship.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of spouse

Noun

The InnoAsia Startup Demo Jam sits at the center of the first track, with nine companies, drawn from the open call and international partner recommendations, pitching AI, virtual production and digital-asset technologies to investors and buyers.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The upcoming War seems to be an example of how Sky works with different outside and inside partners.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of partner

Noun

My darling hubby took the photo a few months ago on his phone and our kitty won first place at my local gym/OTF pet photo contest!

— Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2026
As recently as earlyJuly, Parton put out a video thank you to Swift and then soon-to-be hubby Travis Kelce for including a $2 million donation to the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

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