English adjective: sovereign | |||
1. | sovereign (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces | ||
Samples | An autonomous judiciary. A sovereign state. | ||
Synonyms | autonomous, independent, self-governing | ||
Similar | free | ||
Antonyms | unfree | ||
2. | sovereign greatest in status or authority or power | ||
Samples | A supreme tribunal. | ||
Synonyms | supreme | ||
Similar | dominant | ||
Antonyms | subordinate, low-level | ||
English noun: sovereign | |||
1. | sovereign (person) a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right | ||
Synonyms | crowned head, monarch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chief of state, head of state, ruler, swayer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Capetian, Carlovingian, Carolingian, czar, emperor, king, male monarch, Merovingian, Rex, Shah, Shah of Iran, tsar, tzar | ||