Synonyms of lions

lions

noun

plural of lion

as in magnates

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 & Similar Words

• magnates
• tycoons
• kings
• princes
• barons
• czars
• lords
• monarchs
• stars
• Napoleons
• moguls
• figures
• captains
• big boys
• big guns
• big shots
• heavyweights
• notables
• VIPs
• bigwigs
• celebrities
• nawabs
• big wheels
• nabobs
• fat cats
• biggies
• superstars
• deities
• movers and shakers
• personages
• kahunas
• gods
• bigfeet
• personalities
• heavies
• main men
• supremos
• big cheeses
• honchos
• demigods
• pooh-bahs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subordinates
• lightweights
• half-pints
• underlings
• inferiors
• small-timers
• zeros
• nobodies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lions

Each type of ciliate occupies a different niche in the rumen, the same way that lions and cheetahs have different roles as predators on the savanna, Tricarico said. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026

Sea lions are federally protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

Sea lions are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which requires people to stay at least 50 feet away. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Natural Selection’s new-build camp Tawana is set amid Botswana’s Moremi Game Reserve, some 1,900 square miles of grassland and flood plain teeming with antelope and elephants, lions and hippos. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

The lions’ return had been arranged at a meeting between the two countries in early January. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026

Poaching once devastated the park, but in the past decade, 40,000 wire snares have been removed, and black rhinos, cheetahs, lions and wild dogs have been reintroduced. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 July 2026

For those wanting a more traditional safari, elephants, lions and leopards can still be found on day trips to nearby Mapungubwe National Park. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

For more than two decades, a pair of imposing granite lions flanked the entrance to a rust-red building deep inside the Arctic Circle. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 July 2026