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Synonyms for kingly

  • adjective

Most common

grand noble imperial sovereign

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Adjective

royal, regal, noble, monarchical, imperial, sovereign, majestic, grand, august, imposing, kinglike, monarchic, princely, stately, dignified, splendid

Antonyms

unkingly, unkinglike, unregal

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king.

Related words

Is a kind of
majestic monarchical regal royal

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Kingly denotes that which is worthy of a king in personal qualities, especially of character and conduct; as, a kingly bearing; a kingly resolve.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • grand I had a grand opening for the hospital last month.
  • noble The country was governed by a French noble family.
  • imperial In the Middle Ages, Aalen was a free imperial city.
  • sovereign Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
kinglyrising
grandsteady
noblefalling
imperialrising
sovereignsteady

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

By length

5 letters
grand1, royal2, noble2, regal2
6 letters
august2
7 letters
stately2
8 letters
imperial4, splendid2, imposing3, majestic3, princely2, kinglike
9 letters
sovereign2, dignified3, monarchic
11 letters
monarchical

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (royal2 = 2 syllables).