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

2 senses of imperial

Sense 1
imperial, imperial beard -- (a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III)
       => beard, face fungus, whiskers -- (the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face)

Sense 2
imperial -- (a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach)
       => baggage, luggage -- (cases used to carry belongings when traveling)

Antonyms of adj imperial

1 of 4 senses of imperial

Sense 4
imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal -- (belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head")

INDIRECT (VIA noble) -> lowborn -- (of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor")

Similarity of adj imperial

4 senses of imperial

Sense 1
imperial -- (relating to or associated with an empire; "imperial colony"; "the imperial gallon was standardized legally throughout the British Empire")

Sense 2
imperial -- (of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures)

Sense 3
imperial -- (befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress; "imperial palace")

Sense 4
imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royal -- (belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head")
       => noble (vs. lowborn) -- (of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth")