Definitions

duke

[dook, dyook] / duk, djuk /

NOUN

lord

Synonyms

STRONG

aristocrat baron bishop captain commandant commander count dad don earl governor king leader liege magnate marquis monarch nobility noble nobleman overlord parliamentarian patrician peer potentate prince royalty ruler seigneur sovereign superior viscount

WEAK

man upstairs old man

Antonyms

STRONG

commoner follower inferior servant

NOUN

noble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aristocrat

STRONG

archduchess archduke count countess duchess emperor empress gentleman gentlewoman lady lord patrician peer prince princess royalty

WEAK

blue blood silk-stocking

NOUN

nobleman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aristocrat blue blood emperor patrician

STRONG

archduke baron baronet count earl gentleman grandee knight lord magnifico marquis noble peer prince valet viscount

Antonyms

STRONGEST

commoner

NOUN

ruler

Synonyms

STRONGEST

czar emperor king monarch shah sultan

STRONG

baron baroness caesar caliph count countess czarina dame duchess dynast empress kaiser khan lady lord magnate maharajah maharani majesty mikado mogul oligarch overlord pasha pharaoh potentate prince princess queen rajah rani rex royal sovereign sultana tycoon

WEAK

contessa crowned head gerent imperator

Antonyms

WEAK

commoner subject

NOUN

hand

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appendage fist grip palm

STRONG

extremity fin grasp hold hook metacarpus mitt paw shaker

Antonyms

STRONGEST

foot

VERB

box

Synonyms

STRONGEST

slug

STRONG

buffet clout cuff hit mix scrap slap sock spar strike wallop whack

WEAK

exchange blows

Antonyms

STRONG

fail lose

WEAK

unbox

Example Sentences

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American jazz legend Duke Ellington heard Ibrahim and took him to the US.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Today’s “reparative treatments are basically Band-Aids,” says Dr. Ross Uhrich, a program manager at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, the government agency funding the Columbia, Duke and Colorado teams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

At Duke and the University of Colorado Boulder, researchers are developing injectable therapies that regenerate joint tissue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

Cedars-Sinai spokesperson Duke Helfand said the hospital would be unable to recruit and retain physicians, nurses, and specialists if the measure passed, dramatically impairing its ability to provide healthcare.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The clergyman sat opposite him, with the Duke on one side and the Duchess on the other.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

duke

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