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stewardship

[stoo-erd-ship, styoo-] / ˈstu ərd ʃɪp, ˈstyu- /
NOUN
care
Synonyms
STRONGEST
control protection supervision trust
STRONG
administration charge direction guardianship keeping ministration safekeeping superintendence tutelage ward
WEAK
wardship
Antonyms
WEAK
carelessness neglect negligence
NOUN
superintendence
Synonyms
STRONG
administration aegis auspices charge control custody direction guardianship keeping management ministration protection safekeeping supervision trust tutelage ward
WEAK
wardship
NOUN
managing
Synonyms
STRONG
administering admonishing advising controlling executing governing guiding handling husbanding inspecting leading operating organizing overseeing piloting regulating steering superintending supervising
Antonyms
STRONG
subordinate
NOUN
management
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administration care control governance government handling operation oversight supervision
STRONG
charge command conduct direction guidance manipulation rule superintendence
WEAK
intendance superintendency
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance neglect
WEAK
employees mismanagement
NOUN
conservation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
care conservancy control maintenance management protection supervision
STRONG
attention custody economy governing guardianship keeping safekeeping salvation saving storage supervising sustentation upkeep
WEAK
cherishing conserving directing guarding managing preserval preserving protecting safeguarding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance neglect
STRONG
negligence
WEAK
destruction spending squandering waste
NOUN
dispensation
Synonyms
STRONG
administration direction economy plan regulation scheme system
Antonyms
STRONG
disorganization
WEAK
denial veto

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An American folk hero, Whittaker lived a life "devoted to adventure, stewardship, service, and family", his family said in an obituary.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Or is this land that could be kind of held in stewardship, or some kind of community-scale needs?

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

“We began the conversations around a question: What would it look like if the resort were guided by a stewardship model that more fully reflected the long-term interests of the region that depends on it?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Victory said last year’s acquisition of Pioneer from Amundi is an example of its stewardship, having experienced organic growth and being net flow positive since the transaction closed.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

What account would we give of our stewardship of the planet Earth?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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