husbands
Wives' male counterparts
Husbands is the plural of husband, a man to whom someone is married.
The word can also function as a verb meaning to manage resources carefully and economically: She husbanded her savings through the lean years.
This sense connects to the older meaning of husband as one who manages a household, though that usage is now archaic outside of compounds like animal husbandry.
Married partner
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- bridegroomNewly wed man
- newlywedRecently married person
- betrothedEngaged to marry
fiancé · matrimony · wedlock · nuptials · wedding · anniversary · honeymoon · marital
Solemn binding promises
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
dedication · monogamy · promise · bond · steadfastness · trustworthiness · reliability · integrity
One who shares activity
- companionOne who keeps company
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- soulmateDeeply compatible life partner
- helpmateSupportive life partner
ally · friend · supporter · teammate · equal · counterpart · complement · co-parent
spouse
Married partner
- groomBetrothed man; stable worker
- bridegroomNewly wed man
- newlywedRecently married person
betrothed · fiancé · matrimony · wedlock · nuptials · wedding · anniversary · honeymoon · marital · conjugal
vows
Solemn binding promises
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
loyalty · dedication · monogamy · promise · bond · steadfastness · trustworthiness · reliability · integrity · constancy
partner
One who shares activity
- companionOne who keeps company
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- soulmateDeeply compatible life partner
helpmate · ally · friend · supporter · teammate · equal · counterpart · complement · co-parent · housemate
breadwinner
Primary household earner
protector · caretaker · homeowner · contributor · maintainer
- comedy targetspoliticians, lawyers, in-laws, teenagers, bosses
- malesmen, boys, guys, lads, dudes
- lifelong matesswans, albatross, albatrosses, wolves, gibbons
- family termsparents, nuclear family, mothers, extended family, fathers
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
- courtshipcourting, courtship, suitor, betrothal, wooing
husbandswastes
Uses poorly or discards
squanders · depletes · exhausts · fritters away · dissipates
- husband and wifeMarried pair
- husbands and wivesMarried partners collectively
- trophy husbandSpouse valued for appearance
- house husbandMan running domestic duties
- work husbandPlatonic partner at job
- animal husbandryRaising domesticated beasts systematically
husband, husbandry, husbanding, husbanded, husband's, husbandman, ex-husband, husbandly, animal husbandry