Synonyms of sovereigns

sovereigns

noun

variants also sovrans

plural of sovereign

as in rulers

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 & Similar Words

• rulers
• monarchs
• kings
• emperors
• potentates
• autocrats
• princes
• queens
• Caesars
• empresses
• emirs
• overlords
• sultans
• tyrants
• dictators
• lords
• satraps
• despots
• czars
• khans
• shahs
• kaisers
• moguls
• suzerains
• Big Brothers
• corulers
• mikados
• führers
• authoritarians
• khedives
• monocrats
• paramounts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sovereigns

As one of the big three ratings agencies, alongside Fitch and Moody’s, S&P Global plays a crucial role in determining whether African sovereigns and businesses can secure capital from international financial markets. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Some sovereigns have succeeded in extracting millions of dollars in refunds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by filing false tax forms. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 July 2026

This has seen both sovereigns and corporates raising billions of dollars in conventional bonds and sukuk over recent months. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Korea's plan is evidence that the buyer base is widening, and widening upward, to sovereigns. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

But a series of 15th century directives from the Vatican authorized Portuguese sovereigns to conquer Africa and the Americas and enslave non-Christians. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026

Whatever their precise content, the blessings of liberty allow people to be something like sovereigns over their own lives. — Cass Sunstein, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026

And the reason for that is that the default data and the default experience does not coincide with the ratings that the ratings agencies attribute to African sovereigns. — Harvard Business Review, 13 Nov. 2025

Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, has similarly dropped into deep curtsies when meeting other sovereigns on trips abroad. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025