As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
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Sovereign
/ˈsɒv.ɹɪn/
Synonyms for "sovereign" (351 found)
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Closest matches (71)
Noun(25 words)
monarchabsoluteakbarakihitoaurangzebautonomousbasileusbaudouincaesarcaesarscaliphcandacechickasawclovisconstantinecountesscountrycroesuscrowned headczar
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absoluteall powerfulall seeingall-knowingall-powerfulall-seeingall-wisealmightyanointed kingarchascendantat the headautarchicautarkicautonomousbannerblue-ribbonbossboundlesscapital
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (105)
dynastdynasticeagleemperoreternaleternally the sameeverlastingexcellentfinefirstfirst-classfive-dollar gold piecefocalforemostfreefree-spiritedfreewheelinggeneralgloriousgold piece
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goodgoverninggrand dukegreatguidingguineahalf crownhalf eaglehallowedhard moneyheadheadmosthegemonichegemonistichigh chiefhighestholyimmortalimmutableimperatorimperatorialimperatoriousimperialimperiousin ascendancyin chargein chiefin the ascendantindependentindividualisticinfiniteinner directedinner-directedjustkingking-emperorkingletkinglikekinglyleadinglimitlesslordlord paramountlovingluminousmagisterialmain
Verb(2 words)
Noun(28 words)
Adjective(8 words)
icelandic konungurimperial analysisimperial systemindependentindependent entityindependent factionsindependent nationitalian indipendenza
Related words (175)
majesticmajestymakingmastermercifulmoidoremonarchmonarchalmonarchialmonarchicmonarchicalnapoleonneutralnonalignednonpartisannumber onenuminousomnipotentomnipresentomniscient
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oneoverbearingoverlordoverrulingparamountpeerpeerlesspermanentperpetualpetty kingpiecepiece of moneypiece of silverplenipotentiarypotentatepound sovereignpredominantpredominatepreeminentprepollentpreponderantpreponderateprepotentprevailingprevalentprimalprimaryprimeprinceprince consortprincelikeprincelyprincipalpurplequeenqueenlikequeenlyradiantrankingregalregnantregulatingregulativeregulatoryreigningroll of coinsrouleauroyalroyal personageroyaltyrulerrulingsacredself-containedself-dependentself-determinedself-directingself-governedself-governingself-reliantself-subsistentself-sufficientself-supportingseparateshapingspeciestarstellarsupereminentsupremesuzerainten-dollar gold piecetetrarchthird worldthird-forcethird-worldtimelesstopflighttwenty-dollar gold pieceubiquitousunboundedunchangingundefinedunlimited
Noun(58 words)
Adjective(11 words)
modern nation statesnational independencenational symbolsqueenliestroyal insigniaruling authoritiessceptredself governing regionself-governingsovereign authoritysupreme
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More general
15 entriesMore specific
17 entriesconstitutionaldouble sovereignemperorempirehalf sovereignimperialinternal autonomykingkingdomkinglylocal autonomymonarchicalprincipalityqueenregalrepublic
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Collocations
8 entriessovereign authoritysovereign debtsovereign governmentsovereign immunitysovereign powersovereign rulersovereign statesovereign wealth fund
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
4 translations across 3 languages.
French
1 entries- souverain noun (one who is not a subject to a ruler or nation)
Nepali
1 entries- सार्वभौम noun (one who is not a subject to a ruler or nation)
Portuguese
2 entries- soberana noun (one who is not a subject to a ruler or nation)
- soberano noun (one who is not a subject to a ruler or nation)
Sample sentences
32 total sentences available.
The English sovereign is generally said to reign but not rule.
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Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.
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The sovereign completely recovered from his illness.
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