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

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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. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Address to Congress, Dec. 8, 1941:

   Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date which will live on in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

2. Winston Churchill:

   I have not become the Kings First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire.

3. Alex Azar:

   HHS has a $1.2 trillion budget. that means it’s bigger than the British Empire.

4. Fred Berglund:

   They could build their own empire.

5. Percy Bysshe Shelley:

   Man who man would be, must rule the empire of himself.