Synonyms for Espoused:

• adj.

  •spliced (adjective)
  • most hitched,
  • more hitched.
  •wedded (adjective)
  • most wed,
  • more wed.

• n.

  •better half (noun)
  • helpmeet,
  • soul mate,
  • feme covert.

• v.

  •chose (verb)
  • decided,
  • liked,
  • Wished,
  • elected,
  • Chose,
  • favored,
  • adopted,
  • fancied,
  • determined,
  • chosen,
  • Picked,
  • Judged,
  • preferred,
  • selected.

• Other synonyms:

  •conjugal
  • matrimonial.

Paraphrases for Espoused:

• Independent

  • Verb, past tense
    support, supported, supporting, Upheld, adopted, Defended, Championed, champions, Embraced, Claimed, married, built.
  • Verb, past participle
    endorsed, supported, exposed, envisioned, pursued, Stipulated, Upheld, promulgated, encapsulated, proclaimed, reprised, Advocated, specified, Promoted, accepted, expressed, Expounded, embodied, prescribed, Adhered, approved, Argued, outlined, Underpinned, consecrated, encouraged, buttressed, Contended, Insisted, safeguarded, adoped, Enumerated, Obeyed, articulated, Followed, adopted, protected, perceived, Bolstered, Introduced, worshipped, Explained, identified, re-opened, Replicated, allocated, Adduced, Enshrined, raised, Pleaded, Favoured, Instituted, spent, agreed, Undertaken, Defended, invested, contained, recommended, sanctioned, renewed, Championed, Embraced, Legislated, entrenched, reconvened, delineated, Echoed, Enunciated, devoted, forbidden, recaptured, voiced, advanced, directed, Enacted, Passed, favored, conditioned, expended, campaigned, Resumed, Assented, dedicated, Levelled, monitored, Couched, Channelled, married, Carried, listed, Anchored, Embarked, Fought, Switched, stated, kiss, Kissed, Coined, Stood, retaken, cast, Earmarked, remounted, tracked, Mooted, taken, aided, called, backed.

Espoused Sentence Examples:

• Such a connexion, not only with the royal house of Spain but with that of France - for, the young Duke of Lorraine, brother of the lady, had espoused the daughter of Henry the considered highly desirable by the Prince.

• At thirteen years Tonton, eldest daughter of Commandant Louis de Blanc and sister of Chevalier de Blanc, had been espoused to Dr. du Rocher, at least forty years older than she.