PRIMA DONNAS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

prima donnas

noun

plural of prima donna

as in monologuists

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Noun

Zach Neto went 3 for 5 with two doubles, a triple and two runs two nights after going 5 for 6 at Houston.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Glasner likes to play tennis, padel and golf to wind down — and uses padel as a social tool, with frequent doubles games often involving people from outside his immediate circle.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of doubles

Noun

Patrick Clancy testified that his daughter was into princesses and had a lot of friends.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
At the beginning of the Arcadia, one of the princes, Musidorus, courts Pamela, one of the sister-princesses, by communicating to her that his shepherd apparel is just a disguise.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of princesses

Noun

With guest judge Brooke Shields in the house, the queens played the celebrity-impersonation competition with a twist.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
Clean water and advanced medicine, for example, are now commonplace across much of the developed world despite once being a luxury even kings and queens couldn’t reliably access.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of queens

Noun

Not just state-of-the-art superbikes that look like Greek goddesses, but even something as rugged and exposed as the Honda Africa Twin comes for upwards of $15,000.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
The first exhibitions will trace the evolution of human culture through storytelling, from ancient sculptures of gods and goddesses to Renaissance paintings to photographs, comics, and modern cinema.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of goddesses

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