Synonyms of czar

czar

noun

ˈzär 

variants also tsar or tzar

as in magnate

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

a showbiz czar who is said to be able to make or break a career

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magnate
• tycoon
• king
• baron
• prince
• mogul
• lord
• Napoleon
• star
• captain
• lion
• monarch
• honcho
• bigwig
• supremo
• nabob
• personage
• heavyweight
• superstar
• notable
• personality
• celebrity
• big boy
• biggie
• kahuna
• VIP
• big wheel
• big gun
• heavy
• main man
• nawab
• pooh-bah
• fat cat
• big cheese
• god
• mover and shaker
• demigod
• deity
• bigfoot
• big shot
• figure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lightweight
• half-pint
• subordinate
• underling
• nobody
• nothing
• small-timer
• inferior
• zero

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of czar

Bass pointed to her appointment of a film czar to serve as a liaison between the industry and City Hall and criticized Raman for not doing more during her six years on the council. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

In the eighteenth century, the Russian tsar Peter the Great sought to remake his domain in the image of the West, adopting European fashions, military practices, architectural styles, and much else. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Jesse Lazarus, the MTA’s rolling-stock czar, told the agency’s board in June that 131 of those buses had been delivered to date, in the form of new long-distance coach buses operating out of the Staten Island depots. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

The piece commemorated the 75th anniversary of the execution of the last czar, Nicolas II, and his family, and explored that event through the lens of the 1989 discovery of the czar and his family’s skeletal remains in Yekaterinburg. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026