KING'S RANSOM Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

king's ransom

noun

Definition of king's ransom

as in fortune

a very large amount of money that enormous diamond ring must have cost a king's ransom

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Recent Examples of king's ransom So, realistically, what would the Yankees have to trade for the Pirates to accept their king's ransom? — Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026 The king's ransom paid Apple for Google search priority has been called into question due to the government's antitrust case against Alphabet . — Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Jerry, a chemist who made a fortune in real estate, needed some last-minute maneuvering to complete the deal.

— Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Its fortunes dwindled, however, thanks in part to the rise of the internet and digital music services like iTunes.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortune

Noun

Synaptic purge To find out how many synapses are lost during QIH, Tanaka’s team implanted tetrodes, bundles of fine electrodes, into the hippocampus of freely moving mice.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
While the streamer doesn’t offer a free trial directly, viewers can get free access through any of DirecTV’s Signature packages, which include the Disney and Hulu bundle and offer a five-day free trial.

— Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of bundle

Noun

Aiyuk got paid a mint to catch passes and almost immediately turned into Washington’s most vocal digital cheerleader from the reserve list.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Deep red, speckled with pork fat, smoky from chile, and balanced with an undertone of mint.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of mint

Noun

The violence primarily involved small bombs, arson and other forms of property damage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Woods threw for three touchdowns — one to Zachariah Jean-Bart for a 63-yard catch and run, a 35-yard bomb to Zion Siler, and a 21-yarder to Jaiziah Battle.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of bomb

Noun

Investors worldwide fret that tech firms’ revenues are struggling to keep up with the AI spending spree, which has added substantially to their debt piles, part of the reason some have pivoted to selling equity as Google also did in June.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The kitchen’s electrical oven roasts them during the daytime; they’re then chilled and served cold, with hot sauce, a ramekin of mayonnaise, and a pile of pickle spears.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

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