COUNTRY GENTLEMEN Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

country gentlemen

noun

plural of country gentleman

as in noblemen

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Noun

The best buyers were Russian noblemen, high rollers who used the glossy fur to line the collars of their winter overcoats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
In addition, while common soldiers were buried in mass graves, officers and noblemen were usually laid to rest in a church.

— Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of noblemen

Noun

The grandees of Gullen have set their hopes on Claire’s bankrolling their faltering community’s recovery.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The genteel decor takes its cues from the quintas (farms) of local wine grandees, and each room features photographs and accessories contributed by a different Portuguese winemaker.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

Definition of grandees

Noun

This twin achievement of expanding its treasury and posting outsize shareholder returns puts the Hyperliquid DAT in stark contrast to its peers.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Long-lived healthy adults tend to have microbiomes that are richer in bacterial diversity than those of their chronological peers, with the former having gut bacteria that look more like those of younger, healthier adults.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of peers

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Colombian police have arrested the wife and daughter of one of Ecuador's most powerful drug lords who was extradited to the United States last year, President Abelardo de la Espriella said Sunday.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Yes, those of us who are both excited and nervous about the promise of AI welcome the prospect of kings and clerics and populist politicians alike standing up to the tech lords — who, frankly, could use some perspectives other than their own.

— Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of lords

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the decidedly forgettable experience of falling for a phishing scam—or in this case, the simulation of one.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what’s known in the editing bay as foreshadowing.

— Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026

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