NAPOLEON Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

Napoleon

noun

nə-ˈpōl-yən

Definition of Napoleon

as in tycoon

a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field started out as a small-time banker but ultimately became a Napoleon of finance

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Recent Examples of Napoleon On the other, the fate of that process seemed to hang on Napoleon, a changeable man who was nearly assassinated several times. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 The judges were impressed with Bernstein’s creative onion-forward dessert dish, a sweet onion tart alongside a sweet onion napoleon, which secured her win over the celebrity chef. — Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025 While selection varies, the strawberry napoleon is a regular favorite. — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 16 Oct. 2019 There’s also a separate case for the fancier desserts, like the 85ºC Mille Crepe, sea-salt coffee brulee and napoleon cakes. — Anna Caplan, star-telegram, 25 Oct. 2017

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Noun

Lately, though, many mom-and-pop tycoons are turning to different kinds of funding.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
In Digger, Cruise — nearly unrecognizable in makeup and prosthetics — plays an oblivious oil tycoon whose drilling in Greenland dislodges an ice shelf from a glacier that’s going to cause a global disaster.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tycoon

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The shipping magnate led Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005, steering it through the Asian financial crisis, deadly SARS outbreak and massive protests over a controversial anti-treason law.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
The President, who likes his steak well done and slathered in ketchup, met with a Brazilian beef magnate named Joesley Batista, who in the past had admitted to making large payments to public officials and was briefly jailed.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of magnate

Noun

There is a need for a czar over all Southern Section schools with the authority to properly penalize transgressors.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Top Justice Department and administration officials, including Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, border czar Tom Homan and drug czar Sara Carter, were on hand to honor the victims of violent crime.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of czar

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Born in 1901, Cartland was a fixture of British high society, rubbing shoulders with press barons, politicians, the aristocracy and the Royal Family, as step-grandmother to Princess Diana.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Baronet is a hereditary title and not part of the peerage, ranking below barons but above most knights, per Britannica.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of baron

Noun

Yes, those of us who are both excited and nervous about the promise of AI welcome the prospect of kings and clerics and populist politicians alike standing up to the tech lords — who, frankly, could use some perspectives other than their own.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
In a feudal era when the king simultaneously led church and state and the common people were known as ‘serfs’ and were effectively owned by their local lords, rebellion was unheard of.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

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