Thesaurus:husband

Thesaurus

husband

English

Noun

Sense: man in a marriage or marital relationship

Synonyms

• baron (law, obsolete)
• his lordship (facetious)
• hubby (colloquial)
• husband
• lord and master (facetious)
• old man    [⇒ thesaurus] (colloquial)

Antonyms

• wife    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• benedict
•   —
• betty (derogatory)
• cot-betty (derogatory)
• cot-quean (derogatory)
• henhussy (derogatory)
• househusband
• husman

Hypernyms

• lover    [⇒ thesaurus]
• partner
• significant other
• spouse    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• autem cove (archaic, UK, cant)

See also

• boyfriend
• fiancée
• widower

Further reading

• “903. marriage” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “husband” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.