Synonyms for monopoly
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A situation, by legal privilege or other agreement, in which solely one party (company, cartel etc.) exclusively provides a particular product or service, dominating that market and generally exerting powerful control over it.
Related words
- Word family
- monopolize monopoliser
Forms
- Plural
- monopolies → monopolists, engrossments, impropriations…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| monopoly | falling | |
| monopolist | steady | |
| engrossment | falling | |
| impropriation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- monopolist4
- 11 letters
- engrossment3
- 13 letters
- impropriation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (monopolist4 = 4 syllables).