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royalty

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of royalty

1 a dignified bearing or appearance befitting someone of royal status
  • She has an air of royalty that belies her humble origins.
Synonyms of royalty

augustness, kingliness, majesty, stateliness
Words Related to royalty

high-mindedness, magnanimity, nobility, nobleness

haughtiness, lordliness, pomposity, pompousness

dignity, poise

gloriousness, grandeur, grandness, greatness, impressiveness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, splendidness, splendor

class, elegance, grace
2 individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
  • a political fund-raiser attended by the royalty of the Hollywood scene
Synonyms of royalty

aristocracy, best, choice, cream, crème de la crème, elect, elite, fat, flower, pick, pride, prime, upper crust
Words Related to royalty

establishment, gentry, nobility, quality, society, top, top drawer, upper class
Phrases Synonymous with royalty

cream of the crop, Hall of Fame
Near Antonyms of royalty

commoners, herd, hoi polloi, masses, millions, mob, multitude, rank and file, unwashed

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