CZARS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of czars 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

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For this is the fate of technology tycoons down through history.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Two notable examples are the East India Company and the US transcontinental railroad, and the various tycoons who built it.

— Space.com Staff, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026

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This legendary medieval matriarch was a fiercely independent queen who wielded extraordinary political power and became the mother of two English kings.

— Liz Regalia, Parents, 9 Sep. 2026
James topping the list by a significant margin when the likes of Mickey Mantle and Michael Jordan have long been seen as the kings of the sports card world may raise some eyebrows, but his priciest card to date does include Jordan on it.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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