Synonyms for reign
- noun
- verb
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Kingdom — the territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled
kingdom, empire, sovereignty, dominion, ascendancy, power, control, influence, command, sway
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Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
- v. 1
To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.
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- Phrases
- reign of terror reign hell
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The word reign, once so absolute, now simply denotes that one holds the official station of sovereign in a monarchy, with or without effective power; the Queen of England reigns; the Czar of Russia both reigns and rules.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- kingdom In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed is king.
- empire Sami built an empire of more than sixty companies.
- dominion Does mankind have dominion over animals and birds?
- ascendancy He had been completely under his wife's ascendancy.
By length
- 4 letters
- rule1, sway1
- 5 letters
- power2
- 6 letters
- direct2, empire3, govern2
- 7 letters
- control2, command2, kingdom2, prevail2
- 8 letters
- dominate3, dominion3, regnancy
- 9 letters
- influence3
- 10 letters
- ascendancy4
- 11 letters
- sovereignty3, predominate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (power2 = 2 syllables).