PRINCE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

prince

noun

ˈprin(t)s

Definition of prince

as in tycoon

a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field a neighborhood in which the city's merchant princes built palaces that shamelessly celebrated their wealth

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Recent Examples of prince An initial judicial hearing will take place in private on Thursday, though it is not known whether the former prince will attend. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 Oct. 2026 The Daily Telegraph previously reported that Mountbatten-Windsor had asked the court to determine whether Thames Valley Police acted lawfully in searching the former prince's homes near Windsor Castle and on King Charles III's Sandringham estate. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former prince and King Charles’ brother, is taking legal action against the Thames Valley Police over search warrants relating to his February arrest. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 Other schemes are more direct—like a new version of the Nigerian prince scam that uses celebrity deepfakes. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prince

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prince

Noun

In the heady satire about elites causing worldwide climate destruction, Cruise plays the titular Digger Rockwell, an out-of-touch oil tycoon.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
The backstory Personas in the hotel’s backstory include a Thai rockstar-slash-antiques collector, a devout Buddhist business tycoon, and a superstar designer.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of tycoon

Noun

Oprah Winfrey is many things—a source of wisdom, a business magnate, and a style icon.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 2 Oct. 2026
Kounalakis holds a master’s in business administration from UC Berkeley and is the daughter of Sacramento real estate magnate Angelo Tsakopolous.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of magnate

Noun

Colombian police have arrested the wife and daughter of one of Ecuador's most powerful drug lords who was extradited to the United States last year, President Abelardo de la Espriella said Sunday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Yes, those of us who are both excited and nervous about the promise of AI welcome the prospect of kings and clerics and populist politicians alike standing up to the tech lords — who, frankly, could use some perspectives other than their own.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of lord

Noun

Court dances fell out of fashion as monarchs fell from power.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Using community science, participants will find out ways to contribute to monarch conservation, learning about their ecology, life cycle, migration, habitat and more.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of monarch

Noun

Born in 1901, Cartland was a fixture of British high society, rubbing shoulders with press barons, politicians, the aristocracy and the Royal Family, as step-grandmother to Princess Diana.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
Baronet is a hereditary title and not part of the peerage, ranking below barons but above most knights, per Britannica.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of baron

Noun

One of Stallone's earliest gigs was cleaning the lion cages at Central Park Zoo.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Yet, in The Radiance, the students receive the lion’s share of the scrutiny while their teachers’ vanity and self-interest pass as disillusionment.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026