Synonyms of grandees

grandees

noun

plural of grandee

as in noblemen

a man of high birth or social position

only a Spanish grandee—and no one of lesser rank—can address comments to the king and queen of Spain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noblemen
• gentlemen
• lords
• peers
• princes
• knights
• milords
• barons
• country gentlemen
• cavaliers
• chevaliers
• squires
• sheikhs
• princelings
• nabobs
• hidalgos
• seigneurs
• dukes
• nawabs
• baronets
• esquires
• earls
• viscounts
• dons
• marquesses
• margraves
• masters
• rajas
• lordships
• seigniors
• counts
• princelets
• sires
• marchesi

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peasants
• peons
• commoners
• plebeians
• boors
• plebs
• fellahin
• churls
• proletarians
• cottars
• toilers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grandees

Every week brings word of a new grift, a new meme coin, a Melania doc, a pay-for-access club, or fresh funds from Gulf grandees looking for leverage. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026

The grandees of Gullen have set their hopes on Claire’s bankrolling their faltering community’s recovery. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

The genteel decor takes its cues from the quintas (farms) of local wine grandees, and each room features photographs and accessories contributed by a different Portuguese winemaker. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

The grandees of the Democratic Party may want to move on. — Keith Naughton, The Washington Examiner, 14 Mar. 2026

Suffice it to say, with credentials such as this, a charivari of fashion-week regulars, media, film and musical grandees and not a few New York and London tatterdemalions showed for the September 12 bacchanal on Church Street. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Instead, the concept has been perverted to mean higher-ed grandees' exclusive right to determine who participates in scholarly life. — Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025