King definition

King as a noun

1. a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

   Same sense: male monarch

2. a very wealthy or powerful businessperson

   Same sense: power, business leader, top executive, baron, tycoon, mogul, magnate

3. preeminence in a particular category or group or field

   "the lion is the king of beasts"

4. a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward

5. one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king

6. (chess) the weakest but the most important piece

7. a male competitor who holds a preeminent position

8. the husband or widower of a queen

Synonyms and antonyms

• male monarch
• power definition
• business leader
• top executive
• baron
• tycoon
• mogul
• magnate

Opposite: queen.

How to say king

King has 1 syllable and rhymes with thing. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with king

• thing
• anything
• everything
• bring
• spring
• ring
• wing
• sing
• string
• swing
• modeling
• sting

KING in word games

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

11

Anagrams

1

Is KING a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check KING in the word checker, or unscramble KING to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.