PRIMA DONNAS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

prima donnas

noun

plural of prima donna

as in monologuists

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Noun

Kurtz also has 20 home runs and 15 doubles in 87 games this season.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
Beck was crushed for five runs in 3 2/3 innings, giving up three home runs and two doubles.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of doubles

Noun

One by one, her companions Sabrina Carpenter, Fergie and Ice Spice obliged, demonstrating that even pop princesses may serve as entertainment when the queen commands.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
The movies take a backseat here as the princesses themselves take center stage.

— Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

Definition of princesses

Noun

The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.

— Will Croxton, CBS News, 28 June 2026

Definition of queens

Noun

The British filmmaker has assembled an eclectic cast to play the heroes and goddesses, sorceresses and swineherds.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, Packard and others adorned their cars with rockets, birds, goddesses, jets and other chrome sculptures that looked magnificent in a showroom but considerably less charming in a pedestrian impact.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

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