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

Influenced by the revival of Roman law, the chancery of Frederick Barbarossa (German king and Holy Roman emperor from 1152 to 1190) adopted the term sacrum imperium as a counterblast to the universal claims of the church. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

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