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Synonyms for retinue

  • noun

Most common

entourage cortege circle escort attendant

All synonyms

Noun

1. Entourage — A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important

entourage, cortege, suite, retain dated rare

Other

escort, staff, attendant, circle, train, attendance, following

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.

Related words

Phrases
queen retinue pheromone

Forms

Plural
retinues → entourages, corteges, suites, retains…

Example sentences

  • entourage Happiness always comes with a splendid entourage.
  • circle Layla had a large circle of friends but was naive.
  • escort We saw Tom getting in a limo with two escort girls.
  • attendant He works at the supermarket as a parking attendant.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
retinuerising
entouragerising
cortegesteady
circlerising
escortrising
attendantsteady

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

By length

5 letters
staff1, train1, suite1
6 letters
circle2, retain2, escort2
7 letters
cortege2
9 letters
following3, attendant3, entourage3
10 letters
attendance3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (circle2 = 2 syllables).