PRINCE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

prince

noun

ˈprin(t)s

Definition of prince

as in tycoon

a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth

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Recent Examples of prince While the crown prince managed to free himself from the dragon before sinking, Triarchy crossbowmen peppered him from a nearby ship, and both dragon and rider perished. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 With nanny Olga Powell and mom Diana, the young princes enjoyed an open-sleigh ride in Lech, Austria, on March 30, 1993. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 During his stay from July 7 to 11, the prince will carry out a series of charity engagements, and kick off the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026 In 2003, Wilde married Italian filmmaker, musician, and literal prince Tao Ruspoli at age 19. — Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for prince

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prince

Noun

The intensely private Korean shipping tycoon rocked the tanker industry early this year as his Sinokor Group embarked on an unprecedented buying spree.

— Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
The 58-year-old construction tycoon renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2017, Ukrainian media reported, and has been a citizen of Cyprus since 2019.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of tycoon

Noun

The ruins of Dungeness, a 59-room, 37,000-square-foot estate house dating to the mid-1880s, once owned by Thomas Carnegie, brother and business partner of Pittsburgh steel magnate Andrew Carnegie.

— Jennifer Peebles, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
The 78-year-old Lai, a former clothing magnate and publisher of a Hong Kong tabloid critical of Beijing, received a 20-year sentence in February.

— Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of magnate

Noun

The future king of Britain descends from American patriots who fought against the crown he is destined to inherit, according to a new book tracing Prince William's family tree.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
The Goodnight Suite is the crème de la crème of the property spanning almost 2,000 square feet and featuring a living room, dining room, and a bedroom with a king size bed.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026

Definition of king

Noun

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
The invisible power of the unelected despots of data and tech lords must be diminished; if families cannot control the disaster of digital addiction, states will have to legislate for them.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of lord

Noun

After presenting the honors at the investiture at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the monarch donned a top hat for a garden party at the palace with Queen Camilla, Princess Anne and Prince Edward.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
The royal family's most recent group outing was at the annual Trooping the Colour military parade on June 13, celebrating the official birthday of Britain's monarch, King Charles III.

— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of monarch

Noun

This was perhaps the greatest bifurcation of the labor force seen since the days of land barons.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Cruise sports a thick Southern accent, a beer belly and thinning white hair (fashioned in an unconvincing combover) to play the oil baron whose company may have set off an ecological disaster that could also spark a nuclear war.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 June 2026

Definition of baron

Noun

While the Sooryavanshi show played out, Abhishek Sharma was busy hammering the lion’s share of a 50-run stand.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Sea lion pups among most vulnerable Young California sea lions are among the most vulnerable marine mammals during marine heat wave events, according to the National Park Service.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of lion

Noun

DeSantis and Tom Homan, the White House immigration czar, announced last week that the detention has served its purpose and was shutting down.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Among the executives, NatGeo documentary czar Carolyn Bernstein got an invite, along with new Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro and New York Film Festival director Dennis Lim.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 June 2026