Synonyms of tycoons

tycoons

noun

plural of tycoon

as in magnates

a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field

an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magnates
• kings
• barons
• moguls
• princes
• czars
• lords
• lions
• stars
• monarchs
• Napoleons
• captains
• bigwigs
• figures
• VIPs
• notables
• heavyweights
• nabobs
• celebrities
• superstars
• nawabs
• honchos
• personages
• biggies
• big guns
• big boys
• big shots
• movers and shakers
• kahunas
• personalities
• heavies
• big wheels
• supremos
• deities
• main men
• fat cats
• gods
• pooh-bahs
• demigods
• big cheeses
• bigfeet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subordinates
• lightweights
• underlings
• inferiors
• half-pints
• small-timers
• nobodies
• zeros

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tycoons

Today’s tycoons learn a lesson from history — public esteem for rich entrepreneurs inevitably sours, columnist Michael Hiltzik argues. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Two notable examples are the East India Company and the US transcontinental railroad, and the various tycoons who built it. — Space.com Staff, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026

The Court has been persistently reactionary in its dealings with other branches, using horizontal review to protect enslavers from abolitionists, bosses from unions, and tycoons from tax collectors. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

The entrepreneur’s efforts secured him a place on the list of the Philippines’ 50 richest in a challenging year when a weaker peso took a toll on the total wealth of the country’s tycoons, which shrank 8% to $79 billion. — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

That has created mounting public resistance as tech companies concentrate historic levels of wealth in the hands of a select group of tycoons. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

Set in the eponymous Texas metropolis, Dallas followed the Ewings, a powerful family of oil tycoons and ranch owners whose feuds and foibles made for wildly entertaining primetime viewing. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026

Alongside the police raids, the downfall of these tycoons put pressure on scam companies, which have relocated from Cambodia in recent months, researchers and former scam workers said. — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 21 June 2026

Greek shipping tycoons, Morley said, may be intrigued by the glory of owning Onassis’s yacht; Middle Eastern oil magnates could have the means to buy a pricey piece of history. — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 9 May 2026