variants
also sovran
1
as in main
coming before all others in importance
the sovereign issue for voters is the inadequate performance of the local schools
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in autonomous
not being under the rule or control of another
a sovereign state whose domestic policies are its own business
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
variants
also sovran
as in ruler
one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority
after the current sovereign dies, the monarchy may be abolished
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of sovereign
Karen Gilchrist,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Until the political and military situation stabilizes and Israel can have security guarantees that there is indeed a sovereign entity in control of Syria, which will limit the approach by various terror organizations, Israeli troops will be deployed.
—Amelie Botbol, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Since 2012, emerging market banks’ exposure to their own sovereign’s debt has risen over 35%.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sovereign
Adjective
The two deals bring the sovereign wealth fund’s total investment in London this year to £876 million.
—Karen Gilchrist,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
Until the political and military situation stabilizes and Israel can have security guarantees that there is indeed a sovereign entity in control of Syria, which will limit the approach by various terror organizations, Israeli troops will be deployed.
—Amelie Botbol, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
The American sovereign held fast for his plan to turn Ukraine into a client of the U.S.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Mar. 2025
Since 2012, emerging market banks’ exposure to their own sovereign’s debt has risen over 35%.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sovereign
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sovereign
Adjective
-
The president has touted these tariffs as a way to help the US government rely less on income taxes as a main form of revenue.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
-
Sean Penn co-stars as the film’s main villain, a steely-eyed colonel who looked pretty frigging scary in the footage, while Benicio del Toro is DiCaprio’s gun-toting, gonzo comrade.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
-
Trump's ambitions aren't far-fetched, according to an international relations expert who told ABC News that there are some avenues in which the U.S. could realistically acquire the autonomous Danish territory.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2025
-
Among the company’s strengths is the potential to actually benefit from the rise of autonomous vehicles, Cramer said, instead of losing out, as some investors have feared.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Your celestial ruler, Mercury, is retrograde and slipping back into Pisces — your 10th house of authority, career and public persona — urging you to take a second look at your professional goals and dreams.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
-
Mark where the two ends of the string meet and measure the length with a ruler.—
Bianca London,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
His primary motive in life is to make money and get laid.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
-
The Farm Bill, officially named the Agriculture Improvement Act, is a comprehensive bill passed every five to six years that acts as the primary agricultural and food policy instrument for the federal government.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
The midfielder travelled to the United States for separate trial periods but decided against a move.—
Colin Millar,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
-
But last week, U.S. authorities said that this easy access will end, with most Canadians needing to enter through a separate entrance on Canada's side.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Those close to Harry claimed to the outlet that the monarch no longer takes his son’s calls or responds to his letters.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
-
After being diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer in February last year, the monarch has been undergoing treatment and was hospitalized briefly on Thursday due to side effects.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
Robert Brill, Brill Media Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
-
One of the world’s foremost JFK assassination experts thinks there’s nothing in the mountains of classified government files that President Donald Trump ordered released this week that points away from Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone gunman that sunny day in Dallas 61 years ago.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
Donald Trump can – for now – remove Democratic members from two federal labor boards, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, handing the Republican president a victory in his efforts to bring independent federal agencies under his control.—
Daniel Wiessner,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
-
Four years ago, for instance, Kurt Almqvist, an independent scholar and book publisher, found Anna Cassel’s journals—some 60 notebooks—in a storage cubby on the Swedish Anthroposophical Society compound.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Sovereign.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sovereign. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share