Synonyms for dominion
Most common
kingdom territory empire realm sovereignty domination dependency imperium
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Territory — kingdom
territory, kingdom, realm, empire, jurisdiction, country, domain, region, district
2. Sovereignty — power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy
sovereignty, domination, power, rule, authority, lordship, supremacy, control, reign, dominance, possession, government, ascendancy, command, superiority, mastery, sway, upper hand, mastership, monarchy, ascendance, predominance
Other
imperium, dependency, masterdom dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- n. 2
kingdom
Related words
- Word family
- dominionism dominionist dominate domination dominator domineering domino
Forms
- Plural
- dominions → territories, kingdoms, realms, empires…
Example sentences
- kingdom In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed is king.
- territory You broke into my territory. Now I must shoot you.
- empire Sami built an empire of more than sixty companies.
- realm Edmundo entered the demon realm through the gate.
- sovereignty Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the nation.
- domination He's always thwarting my plans for world domination.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dominion | steady | |
| kingdom | rising | |
| territory | steady | |
| empire | rising | |
| realm | rising | |
| sovereignty | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rule1, sway1
- 5 letters
- power2, realm1, reign1
- 6 letters
- region2, empire3, domain2
- 7 letters
- country2, control2, command2, kingdom2, mastery3
- 8 letters
- district2, monarchy3, lordship2, imperium
- 9 letters
- authority4, territory4, dominance3, supremacy4, masterdom
- 10 letters
- government3, possession3, domination4, dependency4, ascendancy4, ascendance3, mastership
- 11 letters
- sovereignty3, superiority6
- 12 letters
- jurisdiction4, predominance4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (power2 = 2 syllables).