Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun praetorian

1 sense of praetorian

Sense 1
Praetorian Guard, Praetorian -- (a member of the Praetorian Guard)
       => bodyguard, escort -- (someone who escorts and protects a prominent person)

Antonyms of adj praetorian

1 of 2 senses of praetorian

Sense 2
Praetorian, Pretorian -- (characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality; "a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.)

INDIRECT (VIA corrupt) -> incorrupt -- (free of corruption or immorality; "a policeman who was incorrupt and incorruptible")

Similarity of adj praetorian

2 senses of praetorian

Sense 1
praetorian, praetorial, pretorian, pretorial -- (of or relating to a Roman praetor; "praetorial powers")

Sense 2
Praetorian, Pretorian -- (characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality; "a large Praetorian bureaucracy filled with ambitious...and often sycophantic people makes work and makes trouble"- Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.)
       => corrupt (vs. incorrupt) -- (lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government")