BARONET Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

baronet

noun

Definition of baronet

as in earl

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Recent Examples of baronet Fanny Price, an outsider at Mansfield, undergoes a series of harrowing social trials, and marries the baronet’s son. — Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023 Connie is married to a baronet, Clifford, who has been made impotent by a war wound, and Mellors is the gamekeeper on Clifford’s estate, Wragby. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 The baronet wanders around his castle numb on heroin, reeling from his spectacular flameout as CEO of Lumi and the recent loss of his seat in Parliament. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2026 As a baronet descended, Brooksbank comes from the only class of British nobility not part of the peerage, the ranks of which consist (in descending order of precedence) of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron. — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Apr. 2023 For one, Lady Valerie Meux, a banjo-playing music hall singer who married a British baronet, became a social sensation and quirky philanthropist, and was known to drive around London in a carriage pulled by a pair of zebras. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024 The iconic museum attracts many thanks to its various exhibits and extensive art collection of roughly 9,000 objects belonging to Sir William Holbourne, the fifth baronet of Menstrie. — Kayla Keegan, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026

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Noun

In the book, Benedict falls for Sophie Beckett, the daughter of an earl who’s been hidden away from the Ton and forced to work as a housemaid by her spiteful stepmother.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
With James' support, George became an earl, a marquess and ultimately a duke (a rarity for nonroyals).

— Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024

Definition of earl

Noun

This was perhaps the greatest bifurcation of the labor force seen since the days of land barons.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Cruise sports a thick Southern accent, a beer belly and thinning white hair (fashioned in an unconvincing combover) to play the oil baron whose company may have set off an ecological disaster that could also spark a nuclear war.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 June 2026

Definition of baron

Noun

Under the law, the remaining earls, viscounts and dukes who inherited their seats in the chamber along with their aristocratic titles will leave Parliament for good when the current session concludes this spring.

— Peter Weber, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2026
Members of the upper chamber dropped their objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited their seats in the House of Lords, The Associated Press reported.

— Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of viscount

Noun

The marquess, however, decided not to buy the painting, which belongs to a private collection and, before now, has only ever been on public display once.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026
The agreement with the marquess allows Kays to take up to 25,000 tons of granite off the island by 2050.

— Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026

Definition of marquess

Noun

The duke's Invictus Games countdown event takes place exactly one year before the 2027 games, which are slated to begin on July 10 of that year.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 June 2026
The duke traditionally accompanies the monarch in the lead carriage of the Royal Procession, a custom that dates back to 1825, when the first Duke of Wellington rode alongside King George IV.

— Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026

Definition of duke

Noun

The two estranged princes – now fathers and husbands – have only seen one another a handful of times in the last four years.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
During his stay from July 7 to 11, the prince will carry out a series of charity engagements, and kick off the one-year countdown to the 2027 Invictus Games.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026

Definition of prince

Noun

His son grew up a princeling in his father’s shadow, undergoing none of the hardship that forged the father’s authority.

— Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
Some princelings were profoundly disillusioned and decided on another life choice, which was to have fun and make money.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2025

Definition of princeling

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