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plural of lion
Synonyms & Antonyms of lions
a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field
- the book festival brought together two lions of contemporary poetry for a joint reading
Synonyms for lions
Words Related to lions
- big boys,
- big cheeses,
- bigfeet
- (or bigfoots),
- biggies,
- big guns,
- big shots,
- big wheels,
- bigwigs,
- fat cats,
- figures,
- heavies,
- heavyweights,
- honchos,
- kahunas,
- main men,
- movers and shakers,
- nabobs,
- nawabs,
- notables,
- personages,
- pooh-bahs
- (also poo-bahs),
- supremos
- [chiefly British],
- VIPs
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