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duke

[dook, dyook] / duk, dyuk /
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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And in a 1778 painting of Gainsborough’s wife, Margaret, who was the illegitimate daughter of a duke, he poses her classically in costly black lace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

During the appearance, the duke spoke only to confirm his name and that he understood the conditions of his bail.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

The sketch then featured festive trees and sleigh bells ringing, with the duke telling Colbert to "just believe".

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Thanks to his noble position—Jean was a son, brother and uncle of French kings—the duke had become a patron of the arts, and he commissioned several books of hours throughout his life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“But,” the duke went on, “with a son of marriageable age, she’s busy.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas