kingpin

The word “kingpin” has 2 syllables: king-pin

It's pronounced as /ˈkɪŋˌpɪn/


What is synonym and antonym for kingpin?

In the thesaurus, “kingpin” has 182 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for kingpin along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for kingpin

  • Bible
  • CEO
  • President
  • VIP
  • administrator
  • arbiter
  • aristocrat
  • axle
  • baron
  • big
  • big boy
  • big cheese
  • big gun
  • big leaguer
  • big person
  • big shot
  • big wheel
  • big wig
  • big-timer
  • bigfoot
  • biggie
  • bigwig
  • boss
  • boss man
  • brains
  • brass
  • buff
  • businessperson
  • capitalist
  • captain
  • center
  • chair
  • chief
  • city hall
  • co
  • cohead
  • coleader
  • commandant
  • commander
  • company
  • connoisseur
  • controller
  • corporation
  • czar
  • director
  • directress
  • dominator
  • don
  • egghead
  • employer
  • entrepreneur
  • establishment
  • exec
  • executive
  • executive officer
  • expert
  • fat cat
  • feds
  • figurehead
  • firm
  • focal point
  • foreman
  • front office
  • fulcrum
  • gaffer
  • ganger
  • general
  • governor
  • guru
  • head
  • head honcho
  • head person
  • headman
  • heart
  • heavy
  • heavy hitter
  • heavyweight
  • helmer
  • helmsman
  • hierarch
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • high-muckety-muck
  • higher up
  • higher-up
  • hinge
  • honcho
  • hub
  • ivory dome
  • jefe
  • judge
  • juice
  • kahuna
  • key player
  • king
  • kingfish
  • law
  • lead-off person
  • leader
  • leadman
  • lion
  • lord
  • magnate
  • major leaguer
  • management
  • manager
  • manufacturer
  • master
  • mastermind
  • meal ticket
  • micromanager
  • mistress
  • mogul
  • muck-a-muck
  • muckety-muck
  • mucky-muck
  • nabob
  • nawab
  • nibs
  • nob
  • officer
  • organization
  • organizer
  • outfit
  • overlord
  • overseer
  • owner
  • patron
  • person upstairs
  • player
  • point person
  • poo-bah
  • pooh-bah
  • potentate
  • power elite
  • president
  • prince
  • princess
  • principal
  • pro
  • producer
  • professional
  • professor
  • proprietor
  • pundit
  • queen
  • revolves axis
  • ruler
  • scholar
  • shaft
  • skipper
  • sovereign
  • sovran
  • specialist
  • spindle
  • standard-bearer
  • steward
  • straw boss
  • subchief
  • subdirector
  • superintendent
  • superior
  • supervisor
  • swivel
  • taskmaster
  • textbook
  • top banana
  • top brass
  • top dog
  • top gun
  • top hand
  • top person
  • tsar
  • turning point
  • tycoon
  • tzar
  • upstairs
  • veteran
  • virtuoso
  • wheel
  • whiz
  • wizard
  • workers big cheese

Antonyms for kingpin

  • amateur
  • dependent
  • employee
  • exterior
  • exteriority
  • follower
  • greenhorn
  • ignoramus
  • inferior
  • junior
  • lightweight
  • mediocrity
  • nobody
  • nonentity
  • nothing
  • obscurity
  • outside
  • periphery
  • proletariat
  • rookie
  • secondary
  • shrimp
  • student
  • subject
  • subordinate
  • twerp
  • underling
  • whippersnapper
  • worker
  • zero
  • zilch

Meanings of kingpin

  • noun
    1. (motorized vehicles) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt.
    2. The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex.
    3. The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
    4. The bolt holding together the truck of a roller skate or skateboard.

Example Sentences

  • The police were determined to capture the kingpin of the criminal syndicate.
  • He was known as the kingpin of the underground drug trade.
  • In the world of corporate finance, she was the kingpin behind several successful mergers.
  • The kingpin of the gang was arrested after months of investigation.
  • The kingpin of the operation controlled all the major decisions.

On this page you'll find 213 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to kingpin, such as: Bible, CEO, President, VIP, administrator, amateur, arbiter.

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Related Words

nawab

  • VIP
  • baron
  • big
  • big boy
  • big cheese
  • big gun
  • big leaguer
  • big shot
  • big wheel
  • big-timer
  • bigfoot
  • biggie
  • bigwig
  • czar
  • deputy
  • dignitary
  • fat cat
  • governor
  • heavy
  • heavy hitter
  • heavyweight
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • high-muckety-muck
  • honcho
  • kahuna
  • king
  • kingfish
  • kingpin
  • lion
  • magnate
  • major leaguer
  • mogul
  • muck-a-muck
  • muckety-muck
  • mucky-muck
  • nabob
  • nibs
  • nob
  • notable
  • poo-bah
  • pooh-bah
  • prince
  • princess
  • queen
  • tsar
  • tycoon
  • tzar
  • viceroy
  • wheel

caesars

  • Big Brothers
  • autarchs
  • authoritarians
  • autocrats
  • barons
  • bosses
  • captains
  • caudillos
  • chiefs
  • czars
  • despots
  • dictators
  • disciplinarians
  • discipliners
  • dominators
  • enforcers
  • fuehrers
  • kingpins
  • kings
  • leaders
  • lords
  • magnates
  • martinets
  • masters
  • men on horseback
  • moguls
  • monarchs
  • monocrats
  • oppressors
  • overlords
  • paramounts
  • pharaohs
  • potentates
  • princes
  • queens
  • rulers
  • sovereigns
  • sovrans
  • strongmen
  • taskmasters
  • totalitarians
  • tsars
  • tycoons
  • tyrannizers
  • tyrants
  • tzars
  • warlords

paramounts

  • Big Brothers
  • autarchs
  • authoritarians
  • autocrats
  • barons
  • bosses
  • caesars
  • captains
  • caudillos
  • chiefs
  • czars
  • despots
  • dictators
  • disciplinarians
  • discipliners
  • dominators
  • enforcers
  • fuehrers
  • kingpins
  • kings
  • leaders
  • lords
  • magnates
  • martinets
  • masters
  • moguls
  • monarchs
  • monocrats
  • oppressors
  • overlords
  • pharaohs
  • potentates
  • princes
  • queens
  • rulers
  • sovereigns
  • sovrans
  • strongmen
  • taskmasters
  • totalitarians
  • tsars
  • tycoons
  • tyrannizers
  • tyrants
  • tzars
  • warlords

caesar

  • Big Brother
  • autarch
  • authoritarian
  • autocrat
  • baron
  • baroness
  • boss
  • caliph
  • captain
  • caudillo
  • chief
  • contessa
  • count
  • countess
  • crowned head
  • czar
  • czarina
  • dame
  • despot
  • dictator
  • disciplinarian
  • discipliner
  • dominator
  • duchess
  • duke
  • dynast
  • emperor
  • empress
  • enforcer
  • fuehrer
  • gerent
  • imperator
  • kaiser
  • khan
  • king
  • kingpin
  • lady
  • leader
  • lord
  • magnate
  • maharajah
  • maharani
  • majesty
  • man on horseback
  • martinet
  • master
  • mikado
  • mogul
  • monarch
  • monocrat
  • oligarch
  • oppressor
  • overlord
  • paramount
  • pasha
  • pharaoh
  • potentate
  • prince
  • princess
  • queen
  • rajah
  • rani
  • rex
  • royal
  • ruler
  • shah
  • sovereign
  • sovran
  • strongman
  • sultan
  • sultana
  • taskmaster
  • totalitarian
  • tsar
  • tycoon
  • tyrannizer
  • tyrant
  • tzar
  • warlord

nabobs

  • VIPs
  • barons
  • big boys
  • big cheeses
  • big guns
  • big leaguers
  • big shots
  • big wheels
  • big-timers
  • bigfeet
  • bigfoots
  • biggies
  • bigs
  • bigwigs
  • czars
  • fat cats
  • heavies
  • heavy hitters
  • heavyweights
  • high-muck-a-mucks
  • high-muckety-mucks
  • honchos
  • kahunas
  • kingfish
  • kingpins
  • kings
  • lions
  • magnates
  • major leaguers
  • moguls
  • muck-a-mucks
  • muckety-mucks
  • mucky-mucks
  • nawabs
  • nibs
  • nobs
  • poo-bahs
  • pooh-bahs
  • princes
  • princesses
  • queens
  • tsars
  • tycoons
  • tzars
  • wheels

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