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

By the end of the 2000s, those rates had crashed even further, allowing the wealthiest families to keep nearly two-thirds of an estate after a tycoon’s passing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Another second-generation tycoon featured in this issue is Eusebio Tanco in Manila, a London School of Economics grad who’s remade his family group, with roots in cement and metal trading, by diversifying into unrelated areas.

— Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of tycoon

Noun

Sargeant, a Florida oil magnate, had come under fire from Venezuelan opposition figures and US allies for allegedly propping up Maduro.

— Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Ryan Reynolds is already something of a modern-day Renaissance man, being a highly successful actor, billionaire business mogul, and global soccer magnate.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of magnate

Noun

Jesse Lazarus, the MTA’s rolling-stock czar, told the agency’s board in June that 131 of those buses had been delivered to date, in the form of new long-distance coach buses operating out of the Staten Island depots.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
The piece commemorated the 75th anniversary of the execution of the last czar, Nicolas II, and his family, and explored that event through the lens of the 1989 discovery of the czar and his family’s skeletal remains in Yekaterinburg.

— Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of czar

Noun

In 2025, the relationship between the two collapsed irrevocably, leading to the mass resignation of the board of trustees and the prince himself.

— Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 16 Aug. 2026
The ruling prince has the power to veto referendum results, appoint judges and fire the government.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of prince

Noun

Like the barons of New York a century ago, Ackman seems to be trying to shift the landscape to create another corridor, one fitted to his own interests.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2026
The switch is because the Cox family — descendants of an Ohio press baron who bought his first newspaper in 1898, began acquiring cable systems in 1962 — will become the firm’s largest shareholder group, with about 23% of the stock.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of baron

Noun

After Iran’s last monarch was deposed in 1979, various paramilitary groups that helped hasten his downfall coalesced into the IRGC.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
In Antigua, though, both Panorama, the ultimate steel pan competition, and the party monarch finals, in which local soca artists compete for a title, cost roughly USD $15, resulting in a crowd that represents a true cross-sector of society.

— Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of monarch

Noun

In fact, challenging the rules of the digital road the tech lords have lucratively paved for themselves, the cases are but three of more than 2,000 such suits moving through a plethora of courts across the land against social media companies.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Much of this episode focused on Rhaenyra’s uncomfortable interactions with various lords and ladies in King’s Landing, from a hostile High Septon to Lord Corlys Velaryon to her new dragonriders.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

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