LORD: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LORD?

Need another word that means the same as “lord”? Find 53 synonyms and 30 related words for “lord” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Lord” are: noble, nobleman, master, overlord, almighty, creator, divine, god almighty, godhead, jehovah, maker, peer, aristocrat, patrician, grandee, lord and master, ruler, leader, chief, superior, monarch, sovereign, king, emperor, prince, governor, commander, captain, suzerain, baron, potentate, liege, liege lord, god, the father, the almighty, the deity, order about, order around, boss about, boss around, give orders to, domineer, dominate, dictate to, pull rank on, tyrannize, bully, browbeat, oppress, repress, ride roughshod over, have under one's thumb

Lord as a Noun

Definitions of "Lord" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lord” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A master or ruler.
• A person who has general authority over others.
• (in the UK) a courtesy title given to a younger son of a duke or marquess (prefixed to a Christian name.
• A name for God or Christ.
• A feudal superior, especially the owner of a manor house.
• A titled peer of the realm.
• A man of noble rank or high office; a nobleman.
• Used in compound titles of other people of authority.
• Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God.
• (in the UK) the House of Lords, or its members collectively.
• (in the UK) a title given formally to a baron, and less formally to a marquess, earl, or viscount (prefixed to a family or territorial name.

Synonyms of "Lord" as a noun (37 Words)

almighty	A name or title for God. I wanted to beg the Almighty for mercy.
aristocrat	A member of the aristocracy. A decadent old blue blooded aristocrat.
baron	A member of the lowest order of the British nobility Baron is not used as a form of address barons usually being referred to as Lord. A press baron.
captain	The pilot in command of a civil aircraft. He did very well academically becoming school captain.
chief	The upper third of the field. A union chief.
commander	A rank of naval officer above lieutenant commander and below captain. The commander of a paratroop regiment.
creator	A person or thing that brings something into existence. James Bond s creator Ian Fleming.
divine	A clergyman or other person in religious orders.
emperor	The male ruler of an empire. He became emperor in 1930.
god almighty	Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force.
godhead	Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God. There on a skateboard was America s current godhead.
governor	The head of a state government. The governor of the Bank of England.
grandee	A Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank. Several City grandees and eminent lawyers.
jehovah	A name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH.
king	One of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king. A country where football is king.
leader	(in the UK) a member of the government officially responsible for initiating business in the House of Commons or House of Lords. A leader in the use of video conferencing.
liege	A feudal superior or sovereign. The king s lieges.
liege lord	A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord.
lord and master	A titled peer of the realm.
maker	A business engaged in manufacturing some product. A cabinetmaker.
master	Someone who holds a master s degree from academic institution. I had a master s in computer engineering.
monarch	A sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor. This followed an attempt by the deposed monarch to regain his throne.
noble	Especially in former times a person of noble rank or birth. The king imposed a tax on both nobles and peasants.
nobleman	A titled peer of the realm.
overlord	A person who has general authority over others. The undisputed overlord of the crime family.
patrician	An aristocrat or nobleman.
peer	A nobleman duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron who is a member of the British peerage.
potentate	A ruler who is unconstrained by law.
prince	A close male relative of a monarch, especially a grandson. He was the prince of a small kingdom that was now part of Pakistan.
ruler	Measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths.
sovereign	A supreme ruler, especially a monarch. The Emperor became the first Japanese sovereign to visit Britain.
superior	A person superior to another in rank or status especially a colleague in a higher position. Obeying their superiors orders.
suzerain	A sovereign or state having some control over another state that is internally autonomous.
the almighty	Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God.
the deity	Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force.
the father	The founder of a family.

Usage Examples of "Lord" as a noun

• Lord High Executioner.
• Lord Derby.
• Lord John Russell.
• Lords and ladies were entertained here.
• Give thanks to the Lord.
• Our lord the king.

Lord as a Verb

Definitions of "Lord" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lord” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Confer the title of Lord upon.
• Make a lord of someone.
• Act in a superior and domineering manner towards (someone.

Synonyms of "Lord" as a verb (16 Words)

boss about	Raise in a relief.
boss around	Raise in a relief.
browbeat	Be bossy towards. A witness is being browbeaten under cross examination.
bully	Be bossy towards. Her 11- year-old son has been constantly bullied at school.
dictate to	Issue commands or orders for.
dominate	Be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance. The villa dominates the town.
domineer	Assert one’s will over another in an arrogant way. She doesn t domineer preferring to lead by inspiration rather than by intimidation.
give orders to	Allow to have or take.
have under one's thumb	Achieve a point or goal.
oppress	Cause distress or anxiety to. He was oppressed by some secret worry.
order about	Assign a rank or rating to.
order around	Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations.
pull rank on	Operate when rowing a boat.
repress	Block the action of. The uprisings were repressed.
ride roughshod over	Move like a floating object.
tyrannize	Rule or treat (someone) despotically or cruelly. Her husband and mother in law tyrannize her.

Usage Examples of "Lord" as a verb

• Sir Cadwallader Pleadwell has been lately lorded.
• When we were at school, you used to lord it over us.

Associations of "Lord" (30 Words)

byzantine	Of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it.
chancellor	(in the UK) an officer of an order of knighthood who seals commissions. The Lord chancellor and the judges will consider the application.
creator	Terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God. Water the creator of climate and weather.
duke	A male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages.
dynasty	A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family. The Tang dynasty.
emperor	Large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings. He became emperor in 1930.
fief	A person’s sphere of operation or control.
imperial	Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler. The bedroom is huge and very imperial.
king	Used in names of animals and plants that are particularly large e g king cobra. The king of rock.
kingdom	A domain in which something is dominant. The kingdom of dreams.
liege	City in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium. An oath of fealty and liege homage.
monarchy	An autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority. The monarchy is the focus of loyalty and service.
nobleman	A man who belongs by rank, title, or birth to the aristocracy; a peer.
nominally	In name only. The Republicans nominally controlled both houses of Congress but by slim margins.
overlord	A ruler, especially a feudal lord. The undisputed overlord of the crime family.
papal	Relating to a pope or to the papacy. Papal dispensation.
pontiff	The Pope. The Pope s first visit to Poland as pontiff.
pontifical	Characterized by a pompous air of infallibility. A pontifical commission.
pope	The head of the Roman Catholic Church.
possessor	A person who takes, occupies, or holds something without necessarily having ownership, or as distinguished from the owner. His father was the possessor of a considerable fortune.
prince	A male monarch of a small state, actually, nominally, or originally subject to a king or emperor. He was the prince of a small kingdom that was now part of Pakistan.
principality	(in traditional Christian angelology) the fifth-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.
proprietor	Someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business. Chinese restaurant proprietors.
regency	The particular period of a regency especially in Britain from 1811 to 1820 and in France from 1715 to 1723. The boy being a minor there would have to be a regency.
ruler	A person exercising government or dominion.
sovereign	A former British gold coin worth one pound sterling, now only minted for commemorative purposes. The Emperor became the first Japanese sovereign to visit Britain.
tyrannize	Rule a country as a tyrant. He tyrannizes over the servants.
vassal	A person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord. A vassal state of the Ottoman Empire.
viceroy	A ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a sovereign.
viscount	A son or younger brother or a count.