SHEIKHS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

sheikhs

noun

variants or sheiks

plural of sheikh

as in princes

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Noun

Modern-day courtiers and princes–to say nothing of bureaucrats–should not be the ones deciding what gets made and who gets to see it.

— Christopher Koopman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Fictional princes fill pop culture, from heroic leaders in science fiction empires to charming ones in modern takes on classic fairy tales.

— Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Netflix execs no doubt long ago figured out how to tune out the nattering nabobs of negativism, understanding that such scrutiny — from both consumers and the press — is the unavoidable by-product of success.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025.

— Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026

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Then came the handful of decades of the rancheros, the Spanish and Mexican land-grant barons.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
In the 13th century, as the Magna Carta encoded the rights of English barons, the Carta de Foresta laid out the rights of commoners to pasture cattle in the open places among the English forests.

— James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026

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