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

Only three African sovereigns hold investment grade ratings, according to a background note from the AU’s African Peer Review Mechanism (ARPM). — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Any harm was downstream, but the river was part of an interstate system governed by a compact between sovereigns. — Gale Norton, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

On 28 July, Moody’s changed its MENA outlook from stable to negative, noting that the impairment of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will weigh on the growth of Gulf sovereigns, as well as their fiscal and external positions. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 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

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