GRANDEES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of grandees 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

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In addition, while common soldiers were buried in mass graves, officers and noblemen were usually laid to rest in a church.

— Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
The upper chamber of the British Parliament was composed of noblemen who inherited their seats for most of its history.

— Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026