Synonyms of imperium

imperium

noun

im-ˈpir-ē-əm 

as in dominion

controlling power or influence over others

a nation whose economic imperium waned after the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dominion
• domination
• sovereignty
• dominance
• supremacy
• reign
• hegemony
• jurisdiction
• ascendancy
• superiority
• predominance
• ascendance
• preeminence
• control
• importance
• predominancy
• primacy
• lordship
• takeover
• privilege
• scepter
• management
• authority
• mastery
• grip
• arm
• clutch
• command
• eminence
• prerogative
• sway
• clout
• direction
• right
• might
• choke hold
• moment
• pull
• hold
• weight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weakness
• helplessness
• impotence
• powerlessness
• impotency

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imperium

Everyone in the imperium knows the emperor is a nincompoop—and yet no one wants to go out on a limb to criticize him. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025

The Islamic Republic of Iran is motivated by a desire to bring about the end times and usher in an everlasting Islamic imperium. — Mike Coté, National Review, 20 July 2025

Nintendo has built a reputation on its willingness to catch fans off-guard, and a shutterbug adventure was the last thing anyone expected at the zenith of Pokemon’s imperium. — Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025

Poland, through a protest movement, led the liberation of Europe from the Soviet imperium, culminating with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 5 May 2024

Even the Commonwealth—long a convenient way to sustain a more symbolic form of cultural imperium—has lost much of its meaning. — Fintan O’Toole, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2023