Synonyms for sovereign
ˈsɒv rɪn, ˈsɒv ər ɪn, ˈsʌv-sov·er·eign

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1. sovereignnoun

   Synonyms:
   queen, supreme, autonomous, monarch, king

2. sovereignadjective

   A monarch; the ruler of a country.

   sovereign nation

   Synonyms:
   king, queen, autonomous, monarch, supreme

3. sovereignnoun

   One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation.

   Synonyms:
   supreme, autonomous, king, queen, monarch

4. sovereignadjective

   Extremely potent or effective (of a medicine, remedy etc.).

   Synonyms:
   king, autonomous, supreme, queen, monarch

5. sovereignnoun

   A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 25 liters, equivalent to 33⅓ standard bottles.

   Synonyms:
   supreme, autonomous, monarch, king, queen

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1. sovereign

   Synonyms:
   paramount, supreme, primary, chief, certain, efficacious, principal, predominant, superior, imperial, regal

   Antonyms:
   inferior, ministerial, subservient, subordinate, subject, secondary, weak, uncertain, inefficient, inefficacious

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1. sovereign, crowned head, monarchadjective

   a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

   Synonyms:
   crowned head, milkweed butterfly, monarch, monarch butterfly

   Antonyms:
   low-level, subordinate, unfree

2. autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereignadjective

   (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

   "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"

   Synonyms:
   main(a), self-reliant, supreme, autonomous, self-governing, self-directed, independent

   Antonyms:
   unfree, subordinate, low-level

3. sovereign, supremeadjective

   greatest in status or authority or power

   "a supreme tribunal"

   Synonyms:
   self-governing, autonomous, independent, supreme

   Antonyms:
   subordinate, low-level, unfree

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1. sovereignadjective

   Synonyms:
   supreme, regal, royal, imperial, monarchical

2. sovereignadjective

   Synonyms:
   chief, predominant, principal

3. sovereignadjective

   Synonyms:
   efficacious, effectual

4. sovereignnoun

   Synonyms:
   monarch, autocrat, potentate, despot, king, emperor, prince, lord, queen, supreme ruler

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1. sovereignadjective

   Synonyms:
   supreme, chief, paramount, predominant, controlling, effectual, efficacious

2. sovereignnoun

   Synonyms:
   ruler, monarch

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1. List of paraphrases for "sovereign":

   sovereignty, ruler, sovereigns, independent, monarch

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1. List of known nicknames for "Sovereign":

   Nigel Doyle

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1. Boris Johnson:

   It’s absolutely vital in this critical moment that President Putin understands that what he is doing is going to be a disaster for Russia, he is going to end up with ... a Russia that is more isolated, a Russia that has pariah status, no chance of holding football tournaments in a Russia that invades sovereign countries.

2. Zhang Baohui:

   We're in for a difficult time...when it comes to the Paracels, China is not going to budge on what it sees as its absolute sovereign rights, we could see China acting more swiftly and decisively to anything it sees as a so-called provocation in the Paracels.

3. Le Maire:

   It is not good that banks, be them German, Italian, French or Spanish, are too exposed to the sovereign debt of their country.

4. Retno Marsudi:

   At the meeting we conveyed our strong protest (over) ... the breach by the Chinese coastguard of Indonesia's sovereign rights.

5. State Antony Blinken:

   As China seeks to make sovereign land out of sandcastles and redraw maritime boundaries, it is eroding regional trust and undermining investor confidence, its behaviour threatens to set a new precedent whereby larger countries are free to intimidate smaller ones, and that provokes tensions, instability and can even lead to conflict.