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dynasty

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of dynasty

a group of people who are related that maintain a powerful position for a long time

The latest heirs of the ruling dynasty have no interest in ceding their position of authority over the land.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of dynasty

blood, clan, family, folks, house, kin, kindred, kinfolk (or kinfolks), kinsfolk, line, lineage, people, race, stock, tribe

ancestry, birth, bloodline, descent, extraction, genealogy, origin, pedigree

authority, regimen, rule

dominion, reign, sovereignty

empire, kingdom, realm

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