Synonyms for empire
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Noun
1. Kingdom — control, dominion, sway
kingdom, imperium, dominion, reign, monarchy, government, rule, state, sovereignty, realm, control, authority, command, sway, domain
Other
conglomerate, imperation rare
Definitions
- n. 1
control, dominion, sway.
Related words
- Word family
- emperor
- Phrases
- empire line empire silhouette maritime empire
Forms
- Plural
- empires → kingdoms, imperiums, dominions, reigns…
Example sentences
- kingdom In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed is king.
- reign Masinissa united all the Berbers during his reign.
- dominion Does mankind have dominion over animals and birds?
- conglomerate Drop by drop, the water can conglomerate into a lake.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| empire | rising | |
| kingdom | rising | |
| reign | steady | |
| dominion | steady | |
| imperium | rising | |
| conglomerate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rule1, sway1
- 5 letters
- state1, reign1, realm1
- 6 letters
- domain2
- 7 letters
- control2, command2, kingdom2
- 8 letters
- dominion3, monarchy3, imperium
- 9 letters
- authority4
- 10 letters
- government3, imperation
- 11 letters
- sovereignty3
- 12 letters
- conglomerate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (domain2 = 2 syllables).