Synonyms of kingpins

kingpins

noun

plural of kingpin

1

as in heavyweights

one of high position or importance within a group

a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heavyweights
• bigs
• heavies
• wheels
• kings
• tycoons
• magnates
• lions
• bigwigs
• barons
• princes
• mucky-mucks
• queens
• nabobs
• biggies
• major leaguers
• nawabs
• big guns
• nobs
• heavy hitters
• big leaguers
• kahunas
• big wheels
• big boys
• tsars
• big-timers
• kingfish
• poo-bahs
• big shots
• nibs
• honchos
• czars
• bigfoots
• muck-a-mucks
• princesses
• high-muckety-mucks
• big cheeses
• pooh-bahs
• moguls
• muckety-mucks
• tzars
• fat cats
• bigfeet
• VIPs
• high-muck-a-mucks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrimp
• lightweights
• shrimps
• nobodies
• zeroes
• subordinates
• nonentities
• zeros
• whippersnappers
• underlings
• inferiors
• twerps
• obscurities
• mediocrities
• zilches

2

as in leaders

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do

finally nailed the mob kingpin who had been controlling all the gambling rackets in the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaders
• bosses
• foremen
• masters
• chiefs
• captains
• lords
• commanders
• managers
• directors
• heads
• overseers
• administrators
• honchos
• supervisors
• superintendents
• jefes
• executives
• headmen
• helmsmen
• taskmasters
• presidents
• boss men
• kings
• governors
• generals
• principals
• rulers
• magnates
• barons
• overlords
• mistresses
• moguls
• standard-bearers
• higher-ups
• stewards
• dominators
• skippers
• princes
• potentates
• superiors
• czars
• bigwigs
• sovereigns
• figureheads
• leadmen
• employers
• directresses
• tsars
• hierarchs
• straw bosses
• tzars
• big guns
• coleaders
• gangers
• top guns
• micromanagers
• sovrans
• top dogs
• big cheeses
• co-leaders
• gaffers
• subchiefs
• subdirectors
• co-heads
• sub-chiefs
• coheads
• sub-directors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subordinates
• subjects
• dependents
• juniors
• secondaries
• underlings
• inferiors

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of kingpins

And that’s great news not only for Wall Street kingpins like Josh Harris but for investment-minded sports fans everywhere. —Hank Tucker, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024