/ Thesaurus / E Synonyms of eminence grise Find synonyms for: Noun1. eminence grise, important person, influential person, personageusage: (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position; "the President's wife is an eminence grise in matters of education"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: jugular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language