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Definitions

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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In April, the duke and duchess completed a four-day visit to the east coast of Australia in a private capacity as they are no longer working royals.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The duke said: "I served there. I made lifelong friends there. And I lost friends there."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

As part of the tour, which begun at Koorie Heritage Trust in Melbourne's Federation Square, the duke and duchess got to handle a Marngrook.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“If anyone expected the two of them to duke it out in Wright’s much-maligned rotunda,” Huxtable writes, they’d be shocked to discover the two Franks waltzing harmoniously instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

After initially aiding Charles, the duke turns against him.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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