LORDS Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

lords

noun

plural of lord

as in magnates

a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field as lords of the local real estate scene, they own nearly all of the city's prime pieces of property

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as in noblemen

a man of high birth or social position lords and ladies arriving at the palace

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Recent Examples of lords For fine dining, splurge on a course of Kaga delicacies at Ryotei Otomoro; the chef is said to be the direct descendant of those who cooked for 17th-century local feudal lords. —

Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026 Ritsurin was built 400 years ago as a daimyo garden for feudal lords to stroll in. —

Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026 Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date. —

Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026 The hippos are descended from animals introduced to the country in the 1980s by Pablo Escobar, one of Colombia’s top drug lords, who sought to have one of the largest private zoos in Latin America with a wide variety of animals. —

Anabella González, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 Michael opens in Gary, Indiana, where Joe Jackson (an exhausting Colman Domingo) lords over his wife, Katherine (Nia Long), and the handful of his ten children for whom this film’s producers could secure the life rights. —

Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026 Some security experts say CIA operators have been involved in helping Mexican authorities locate some of the country’s top drug lords. —

Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 An English manor with ties to not one but two queens—and a courtier best remembered for inventing the flushing toilet—lords over the countryside just outside Bath. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026 In the year of Luther’s birth, for example, England enacted a second Act of Apparel, restricting sable, ermine, velvet, and satin brocade to knights and lords, while damask and satin were allowed for people who had a yearly income of at least £40. —

Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

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The verdict comes at a critical time for Altman and Musk, as the two tech magnates push their respective companies toward the public markets in what are expected to be record offerings.

— Jeffrey Kopp,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history.

— Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026