Synonyms of espoused

espoused 1 of 2

adjective

as in married

Synonyms & Similar Words

• married
• matched
• wedded
• conjugal
• marital
• matrimonial
• mated
• nuptial
• bridal
• pledged
• connubial
• prenuptial
• committed
• spousal
• engaged
• promised
• betrothed
• wifely
• affianced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonmarital

espoused

2 of 2

verb

past tense of espouse

1

as in matched

to give in marriage

a couple eager to espouse their eldest daughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• married
• matched
• wedded
• wed
• committed
• engaged
• promised
• pledged
• betrothed
• affianced

2

as in wedded

to take as a spouse

heeded his father's advice to espouse someone with whom he had common interests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• married
• wedded
• proposed
• wed
• promised
• pledged
• engaged
• remarried
• committed
• betrothed
• affianced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• separated (from)
• divorced

3

as in borrowed

to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

after working among them for two years in the Peace Corps, she felt compelled to espouse the peasants' cause for social justice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• borrowed
• adopted
• embraced
• cultivated
• followed
• assimilated
• took up
• utilized
• took on
• used
• incorporated
• copied
• picked up on
• imitated
• appropriated
• quoted
• absorbed
• usurped
• cherished
• honored
• naturalized
• fostered
• took over
• treasured
• heeded
• assumed
• prized
• nurtured
• raised
• domesticated
• pretended
• reared
• arrogated
• affected
• brought up
• simulated
• put on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abandoned
• relinquished
• surrendered
• forsook
• gave up
• rejected
• disowned
• abjured
• renounced
• repudiated
• spurned
• discarded
• jettisoned
• abnegated
• threw out
• threw away
• junked