PRINCES Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

princes

noun

plural of prince

as in magnates

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 princes Defender’s role in that family is the rugged, rebellious brother who misbehaves out in the wild while Discovery gets the princes and princesses off to boarding school. —

John Scott Lewinski, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2026 Endowed not only with a privileged birthright but—unlike the actual princes over in England, who had weak chins and went bald young—the physical stature to match? —

Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026 Ammonia damaged the paper preserving ancient chronicles (letopisi) of tales that served the needs of princes and priests at the expense of those beneath them or at their throats. —

Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026 Peter Phillips—a cousin of Prince William and Prince Harry—is due to marry his fiancée Harriet Sperling this summer in what is set to be the society wedding of the year and could even create an opportunity for the warring princes to see each other again. —

Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026 Christian thinkers have always insisted that princes and generals approach war with a sense of grave responsibility. —

Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026 As Austrian princes, the rulers of Tuscany were always susceptible to pressure from Klemens von Metternich on any major issue. —

Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026 After Baelor’s funeral, Maekar asks Dunk to serve under him and take his son Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) as his squire, but Dunk says he’s done with princes after all this. —

Jordan Moreau, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026 Miniature wicker chairs, Beatrix Potter art prints, rocking horses, Fisher Price toys, and a strawberry-print carpet helped transform the space into a joyful wonderland for the two princes. —

Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026

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And in the milk biz, Guida and his brother Frank had gone from pickup truck peddling to the undisputed milk magnates of Central Connecticut.

— Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
During America’s Gilded Age, the era’s industrial titans—steel, oil, and rail magnates—turned to Europe for inspiration for their home decor and architecture.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2026