patricians

noun

plural of patrician
as in aristocrats
a man or woman of high birth or social position the Southern patricians who once resided in these stately plantation homes

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for patricians
  1. aristocrats
  2. nobles
Noun
  • His clients included the Duchess of Windsor, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo and Elizabeth Taylor, as well as prominent aristocrats and other Hollywood celebrities.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Resentment swelled among the aristocrats, who had no desire to be grouped with the Judenseite (Jewish side).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of aristocrats
Noun
  • Even with six dragons in tow and a massive army, she’s struggled to project an image of strength to nobles and common folk of the realm.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Baden-Baden has been a spa town since ancient times, luring Roman-era nobles to take the waters there at its natural springs in the Black Forest.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Definition of nobles
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

patrician
patricians
patriciate
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Patricians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patricians. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on patricians

Nglish: Translation of patricians for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of oxymoron

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Do you 'say your piece' or 'say your peace'?

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

Is “GIF” Pronounced “Jiff” or “Giff”?

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of a green cube out of place in a lineup of red spheres
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Vol. 2 Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.
See All