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

3 senses of monopoly

Sense 1
monopoly -- ((economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like")
       => market, marketplace, market place -- (the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold; "without competition there would be no market"; "they were driven from the marketplace")

Sense 2
monopoly -- (exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence")
       => dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control -- (the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her")

Sense 3
Monopoly -- (a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die)
       => board game -- (a game played on a specially designed board)