Synonyms of czars

czars

noun

variants also tsars or tzars

plural of czar

as in tycoons

a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field

a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tycoons
• magnates
• kings
• princes
• barons
• moguls
• lords
• lions
• monarchs
• Napoleons
• stars
• captains
• bigwigs
• nabobs
• figures
• heavyweights
• notables
• honchos
• VIPs
• superstars
• biggies
• kahunas
• nawabs
• big boys
• big guns
• movers and shakers
• personages
• big shots
• celebrities
• big wheels
• heavies
• pooh-bahs
• deities
• supremos
• gods
• fat cats
• main men
• personalities
• demigods
• big cheeses
• bigfeet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subordinates
• underlings
• lightweights
• half-pints
• inferiors
• small-timers
• zeros
• nobodies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of czars

Many of its stations look as though they were built for the tsars, clad in precious marble and adorned with mosaics, crystal chandeliers, sculptures, and gilded moldings. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Buccellati’s New Caviar Bar Caviar rose to the fore as a delicacy by Russian czars amid the opulence of the 19th and early 20th century, around the same time Italian jeweler Buccellati was born. — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Countless speakers left the Pale of Settlement – the territory in Eastern Europe where Jews had been granted permission to live under an edict of the Russian czars. — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

For generations, the Sea had been the lifeblood of the Karakalpak people, who lived as seminomadic pastoralists under various rulers, including khanates, tsars, the USSR, and now independent Uzbekistan. — Michael Snyder, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026

Büttner, who is not Jewish, serves as one of 15 state antisemitism czars in Germany, which also has a federal antisemitism commissioner, Felix Klein. — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026

Her assessment of Soviet and later Russian leadership is clear-eyed, seeing the yearning of the Russian people for a hard-nosed protector, like the former tsars, in Russia’s support for Putin. — The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025

Each took around a year to design and produce, with the tsars typically ordering the ornate items shortly after the latest had been delivered. — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025

From Peter the Great to Nicholas I, the czars fought wars to gain access to and control the Black Sea. — Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025