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Synonyms for emperor

Most common

sovereign ruler monarch potentate thearch

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The male monarch or ruler of an empire.

    In imperial China, it was often a responsibility of the emperor to evaluate his predecessor after the latter's death.

Forms

Plural
emperors → monarchs, rulers, sovereigns, potentates…

Example sentences

  • sovereign Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.
  • ruler The peasants rose up in rebellion against the ruler.
  • monarch The monarch is supposed to attend the funeral.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
emperorrising
sovereignsteady
rulerrising
monarchrising
potentatesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
ruler2
7 letters
monarch2, thearch
9 letters
sovereign2, potentate3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruler2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
empereur
Italiano
imperatore
Deutsch
Kaiser