Nabob

Antonyms for nabob:

twerp, zero, nonentity, shrimp, whippersnapper, zilch, nobody.

Synonyms for nabob:

Sense 1

big-timer, muckamuck, bigwig, dignitary, millionaire, big wheel.

Sense 2

someone, vip, notable, personage, somebody, big shot.

Sense 3

notability, heavyweight.

Sense 4

lion.

Sense 5

eminence.

Sense 9

leader.

Sense 12

character.

Other synonyms and related words:

lion, dignitary, NIBS, muckamuck, personage, pooh-bah, millionaire, bigwig, muckety-muck, big wheel, vip, wheel, notable, character, big cheese, biggie, notability, bigfoot, big shot, fat cat, someone, somebody, heavyweight, big gun, eminence, big-timer, honcho, kahuna, kingpin, Nawab, leader, kingfish.

big shot (noun)

fat cat, big gun, somebody, heavyweight, big wheel, vip, bigwig, personage, big cheese.

big wheel (noun)

big shot.

bigwig (noun)

pooh-bah.

heavyweight (noun)

eminence, leader, lion, notability, character.

important person (noun)

bigwig.

nabob (noun)

notable, dignitary, Nawab.

person (noun)

Nawab.

someone (noun)

someone.

very important person (noun)

big wheel, big shot.

Usage examples for nabob:

• Feigning not to hear him, Friend Hopper looked round at the pictures and rich furniture, and said with a smile, " Why, thou livest like a nabob here!" - "Isaac T. Hopper", L. Maria Child.
• The Governor- General's Letter to the Nabob. - "The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. XII. (of XII.)", Edmund Burke.