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Synonyms for monarch

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Noun

1. Sovereign

sovereign, king, prince, queen, autocrat, emperor, ruler, majesty, despot, potentate, czar informal US, tyrant dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.

Forms

Plural
monarchs → sovereigns, kings, princes, queens…

Example sentences

  • king They kept it to themselves that the king was dead.
  • queen Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.
  • prince Which prince is the legitimate heir to the throne?
  • sovereign Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
monarchrising
kingrising
queenrising
princerising
sovereignsteady

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

By length

4 letters
king1, czar1
5 letters
queen1, ruler2
6 letters
prince1, tyrant2, despot2
7 letters
emperor3, majesty3
8 letters
autocrat3
9 letters
sovereign2, potentate3

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

In other languages

Français
monarque
Italiano
monarca
Español
monarca
Deutsch
Monarch
Català
monarca