Synonyms for empire
ˈɛm paɪər; for 8–10 also ɒmˈpɪərem·pire

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.8 / 24 votes

1. empire

   Synonyms:
   authority, command, control, domination, dominion, government, law, loyalty, obedience, order, rule, sovereignty, submission, supremacy

   Antonyms:
   anarchy, confusion, disintegration, disorder, insubordination, insurrection, lawlessness, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, revolution, riot, sedition, tumult

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1. empire

   Synonyms:
   dominion, sovereignty, rule, sway, kingdom, realm

   Antonyms:
   independence, insurrection, anarchy

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. empire, imperiumnoun

   the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

   Synonyms:
   imperium, conglomerate

2. empirenoun

   a group of countries under a single authority

   "the British created a great empire"

   Synonyms:
   imperium, conglomerate

3. empirenoun

   a monarchy with an emperor as head of state

   Synonyms:
   imperium, conglomerate

4. conglomerate, empirenoun

   a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

   Synonyms:
   imperium, conglomerate, pudding stone

5. Empirenoun

   an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

   Synonyms:
   imperium, conglomerate

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Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dynasty

   a series of rulers that are all from the same family

   my grandmother taught me about some of the great dynasties of china.

   Submitted by rinat on February 7, 2016  

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1. empirenoun

   Synonyms:
   sovereignty, supremacy, dominion, absolute authority, supreme dominion, imperial power

2. empirenoun

   Synonyms:
   rule, sway, command, control, government

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. empirenoun

   Synonyms:
   sovereignty, sway, dominion, supremacy, realm, domain, kingdom

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1. List of paraphrases for "empire":

   imperium, reich, imperial, rule, rijk, kingdom, empire-building

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1. Lee Daniels:

   What we're trying to do is to give people the opportunity to see that what they're doing is painful, empire.

2. Saeed Ghasseminejad:

   To limit such an operation, Washingtons best tool is to limit Irans revenue in general, something that the Trump administration has done. The second step is to blacklist the vast network of the IRGCs business empire and more importantly the people who run that network, [But] the moment the U.S. lifts the sanctions and Tehran gets billions of dollars and wide access to the international financial system, the IRGC one way or another will get its share to fund terrorism.

3. Franklin D. Roosevelt:

   Yesterday, December seventh, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

4. Al Qosi:

   They are men whose hands by the grace of Allah alone, buried a third empire in the soil of Afghanistan, and restored the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan to rule by the Shari’ah of Allah, even if America and its allies hate it, so congratulations to you, O people of Afghanistan, for this great victory.

5. Alphonso David:

   Newsday quoted Terrence Connors as saying in an e-mail. Alphonso David, Alphonso David, said in an emailed statement that New York state had launched three investigations into the Buffalo residents allegations against William Hoyt, a former regional president of the Empire State Development Corp. Any assertion to the contrary is patently and demonstrably false, and as such, we expect this matter to be summarily dismissed.