An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.
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Ambassador
/æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/
Synonyms for "ambassador" (48 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (14)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (24)
envoyenvoy extraordinaryforeign service officerinternunciolegatemessengermilitary attacheministerminister plenipotentiaryminister residentnuncioplenipotentiaryrepresentativeresidentsecretary of legationvice-consulvice-legate
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: advocate, agent, ambassadress, apostolic delegate, attache.
- Sentence evidence is available for ambassador, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "ambassador".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "ambassador"
Keep "ambassador" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "ambassador" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "ambassador", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "ambassador" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
6 entriesambassador-at-largeambassador-designatebrand ambassadorcultural ambassadorgoodwill ambassadorstudent ambassador
Collocations
6 entriesambassador programambassadorial dutiesambassadorshipbrand ambassadorgoodwill ambassadorstudent ambassador
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
145 translations across 89 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- ambassadeur noun (representative)
Albanian
1 entries- ambasador noun (representative)
Amharic
1 entries- አምባሳደር noun (representative)
Arabic
2 entries- سَفِير noun (representative)
- سَفِيرَة noun (representative)
Armenian
1 entries- դեսպան noun (representative)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- elçi noun (representative)
- səfir noun (representative)
- сәфир noun (representative)
- سفیر noun (representative)
Belarusian
3 entries- амбаса́дар noun (representative)
- амбаса́дарка noun (representative)
- пасо́л noun (representative)
Bengali
1 entries- রাষ্ট্রদূত noun (representative)
Bulgarian
3 entries- посла́ник noun (representative)
- посла́ничка noun (representative)
- посо́л noun (representative)
Burmese
2 entries- သံအမတ် noun (representative)
- သံအမတ်ကြီး noun (representative)
Chechen
1 entries- векал noun (representative)
Chinese
2 entries- дашы noun (representative)
- 大使 noun (representative)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 大使 noun (representative)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 大使 noun (representative)
Coptic
1 entries- ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲉⲩⲧⲏⲥ noun (representative)
Czech
2 entries- velvyslanec noun (representative)
- velvyslankyně noun (representative)
Danish
1 entries- ambassadør noun (representative)
Dutch
3 entries- ambassadeur noun (representative)
- ambassadrice noun (representative)
- gezant noun (representative)
Esperanto
2 entries- ambasadorino noun (representative)
- ambasadoro noun (representative)
Estonian
1 entries- suursaadik noun (representative)
Finnish
1 entries- lähettiläs noun (representative)
French
2 entries- ambassadeur noun (representative)
- ambassadrice noun (representative)
Georgian
1 entries- ელჩი noun (representative)
German
2 entries- Botschafter noun (representative)
- Botschafterin noun (representative)
Greek
2 entries- πρεσβευτής noun (representative)
- πρεσβευτίνα noun (representative)
Gujarati
2 entries- એલચી noun (representative)
- રાજદૂત noun (representative)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 大使 noun (representative)
Hebrew
1 entries- שַׁגְרִיר noun (representative)
Hindi
4 entries- एलची noun (representative)
- दूत noun (representative)
- नुमाइंदा noun (representative)
- प्रतिनिधि noun (representative)
Hungarian
1 entries- nagykövet noun (representative)
Icelandic
1 entries- sendiherra noun (representative)
Ido
1 entries- ambasadisto noun (representative)
Indonesian
2 entries- duta noun (representative)
- duta besar noun (representative)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- سَفیر noun (representative)
Irish
1 entries- ambasadóir noun (representative)
Italian
1 entries- ambasciatore noun (representative)
Japanese
1 entries- 大使 noun (representative)
Kannada
1 entries- ರಾಯಭಾರಿ noun (representative)
Kazakh
1 entries- елші noun (representative)
Khmer
2 entries- ទូត noun (representative)
- ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូត noun (representative)
Korean
1 entries- 대사 noun (representative)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- элчи noun (representative)
Lao
1 entries- ທູດ noun (representative)
Latin
1 entries- legatus noun (representative)
Latvian
2 entries- vēstniece noun (representative)
- vēstnieks noun (representative)
Lithuanian
2 entries- ambasadorius noun (representative)
- ambasadorė noun (representative)
Macedonian
2 entries- амбаса́дор noun (representative)
- амбасадорка noun (representative)
Malay
2 entries- duta noun (representative)
- duta besar noun (representative)
Marathi
1 entries- राजदूत noun (representative)
Mongolian
1 entries- элчин сайд noun (representative)
Moore
1 entries- tẽn-taag lɛta noun (representative)
Māori
2 entries- māngai noun (representative)
- māngai kāwanatanga noun (representative)
Northern Kurdish
3 entries- ambasador noun (representative)
- balyoz noun (representative)
- sefîr noun (representative)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- ambassadør noun (representative)
Odia
1 entries- ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରଦୂତ noun (representative)
Old East Slavic
1 entries- посълъ noun (representative)
Old English
1 entries- ǣrendraca noun (representative)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- ایلچی noun (representative)
- سفیر noun (representative)
Pashto
2 entries- ايلچي noun (representative)
- سفير noun (representative)
Polish
2 entries- ambasador noun (representative)
- ambasadorka noun (representative)
Portuguese
2 entries- embaixador noun (representative)
- representante noun (representative)
Romanian
2 entries- ambasador noun (representative)
- reprezentant noun (representative)
Russian
1 entries- посо́л noun (representative)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- ambàsādor noun (representative)
- izaslànīk noun (representative)
- veleposlànīk noun (representative)
- velepòslanica noun (representative)
Shor
1 entries- элчи noun (representative)
Sicilian
1 entries- mmasciaturi noun (representative)
Sinhalese
1 entries- තානාපති noun (representative)
Slovak
2 entries- veľvyslanec noun (representative)
- veľvyslankyňa noun (representative)
Slovene
4 entries- ambasador noun (representative)
- ambasadorka noun (representative)
- veleposlanica noun (representative)
- veleposlanik noun (representative)
Southern Altai
1 entries- элчи noun (representative)
Spanish
2 entries- embajador noun (representative)
- embajadora noun (representative)
Swahili
1 entries- balozi noun (representative)
Swedish
1 entries- ambassadör noun (representative)
Tajik
2 entries- сафир noun (representative)
- элчӣ noun (representative)
Tatar
1 entries- илче noun (representative)
Thai
1 entries- ทูต noun (representative)
Tibetan
1 entries- གཞུང་ཚབ noun (representative)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ኣምባስደር noun (representative)
Turkish
2 entries- büyükelçi noun (representative)
- elçi noun (representative)
Turkmen
2 entries- ilçi noun (representative)
- илчи noun (representative)
Tuvan
1 entries- элчин noun (representative)
Ukrainian
2 entries- посо́л noun (representative)
- посо́лка noun (representative)
Urdu
3 entries- ایلْچی noun (representative)
- سَفِیر noun (representative)
- نُمائِنْدَہ noun (representative)
Uyghur
1 entries- ئەلچى noun (representative)
Uzbek
2 entries- elchi noun (representative)
- әлчи noun (representative)
Vietnamese
1 entries- đại sứ noun (representative)
Welsh
1 entries- llysgennad noun (representative)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַמבאַסאַדאָר noun (representative)
Zhuang
1 entries- dasij noun (representative)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The English ambassador demanded to meet with the President directly.
Source: tatoeba (26128)
Mr Brown was acting in the capacity of ambassador.
Source: tatoeba (34236)
The ambassador will be recalled from his present post soon.
Source: tatoeba (45493)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "ambassador"?
Closest matches include advocate, agent, ambassadress, apostolic delegate, attache.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "ambassador"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.