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

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