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reign

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Synonyms and Antonyms of reign

1 controlling power or influence over others

a start-up threatening the company's reign over the computer chip market

Synonyms of reign

ascendance (also ascendence), ascendancy (also ascendency), dominance, domination, dominion, hegemony, imperium, predominance, predominancy, preeminence, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy

Words Related to reign

primacy, superiority

lordship, scepter

arm, authority, choke hold, clutch, command, control, grip, hold, mastery, sway

direction, jurisdiction, management

clout, might, pull, weight

eminence, importance, moment

prerogative, privilege, right

Near Antonyms of reign

helplessness, weakness

impotence, impotency, powerlessness

2 the right or means to command or control others

a democratic nation that is governed by the reign of law and not by the whim of its chief executive

Synonyms of reign

arm, authority, clutch, command, control, death grip, dominion, grip, hold, mastery, power, rein(s), sway

Words Related to reign

clout, influence, leverage, pull, voice, weight

direction, management

dominance, imperium, predominance, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy

prerogative, privilege, right

eminence, importance, moment

Near Antonyms of reign

helplessness, weakness

Antonyms of reign

impotence, impotency, powerlessness

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