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sovereign

adjective

variants: also sovran

Synonyms and Antonyms of sovereign

1 coming before all others in importance

the sovereign issue for voters is the inadequate performance of the local schools

Synonyms of sovereign

arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, first, foremost, grand, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, prior, supreme

Words Related to sovereign

distinguished, eminent, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, prestigious, signal, star, stellar, superior

high-level, senior, top

important, influential, major, mighty, momentous, significant

incomparable, matchless, unequaled (or unequalled), unparalleled, unsurpassed

celebrated, famed, famous, renowned

Near Antonyms of sovereign

inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant

collateral, inferior, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary

Antonyms of sovereign

2 not being under the rule or control of another

a sovereign state whose domestic policies are its own business

Synonyms of sovereign

autonomous, free, freestanding, independent, self-governed, self-governing, self-ruling, separate

Words Related to sovereign

delivered, emancipated, freed, liberated, manumitted, redeemed, released

unconquered, unruled, unsupervised

empowered, enfranchised

democratic, republican

Near Antonyms of sovereign

bound, captive, conquered, enslaved, fettered, subdued, subjugated

inferior, subordinate, subservient

Antonyms of sovereign

dependent, nonautonomous, non-self-governing, subject, unfree

Synonym Discussion of sovereign

free, independent, sovereign, autonomous mean not subject to the rule or control of another. free stresses the complete absence of external rule and the full right to make all of one's own decisions.

- you're free to do as you like

independent implies a standing alone; applied to a state it implies lack of connection with any other having power to interfere with its citizens, laws, or policies.

- the colony's struggle to become independent

sovereign stresses the absence of a superior power and implies supremacy within a thing's own domain or sphere.

- separate and sovereign armed services

autonomous stresses independence in matters pertaining to self-government.

- in this denomination each congregation is regarded as autonomous

sovereign

noun

variants: also sovran

Synonyms and Antonyms of sovereign

one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority

after the current sovereign dies, the monarchy may be abolished

Synonyms of sovereign

autocrat, monarch, potentate, ruler

Words Related to sovereign

Caesar, czar (also tsar), emir (or amir), emperor, empress, kaiser, khan, khedive, king, lord, mikado, mogul, prince, queen, satrap, shah, sultan, suzerain

authoritarian, Big Brother, despot, dictator, führer (or fuehrer), monocrat, overlord, paramount, tyrant

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