king synonyms

king

n.

  1. A male sovereign

    monarch, ruler, majesty, despot, tyrant, potentate, prince, crowned head, emperor, autocrat, czar, tsar, caesar, kaiser, rex (Latin), suzerain, overlord, imperator, regal personage, liege, lord temporal, sultan, caliph, shah, pasha, Dalai Lama, mogul, rajah, maharajah, khan, mikado; see also dictator, ruler 1.

    Antonyms subject, servant, slave.

  2. A man who is preeminent

    lord, chief, head, commander, boss, mogul, tycoon, magnate, master, authority, power, senior, dean, patriarch, star, luminary, leading light, high muck-a-muck*, big shot*, bigwig*, noise*, head honcho*; see also administrator, chief 1, leader 2, personage 2.

    Antonyms underling, menial, flunky.

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