TITULAR Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

titular

adjective

ˈti-chə-lər

Definition of titular

as in nominal

being something in name or form only he's the titular head of the department, though it's the assistant managers who largely run things around here

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Recent Examples of titular For those who have yet to enter the crawl, Donut is a tiara-wearing talking cat who belonged to the titular Carl’s ex-girlfriend, Beatrice. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 23 July 2026 Among the most intriguing projects debuting within the category is Alex Gibney’s Musk, tracing the life of the titular SpaceX founder and trillionaire in an almost four-hour film. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 The clip finds Rosalind Eleazar, who stars as the titular character, fighting to reignite her career years after her first breakthrough. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026 This marks the latest sports-centric project for Powell, who is set to reprise his titular role in the second season of Hulu’s football comedy series Chad Powers. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for titular

Recent Examples of Synonyms for titular

nominal

Adjective

Current bond yields, which tend to track nominal GDP trends, are still reflecting the rise in inflation that occurred during Covid.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 20 July 2026
The walls had a nominal utility as fences for the dairy herd that was milked in the great white cow barn, but this was only ever a Gilded Age fantasy of the rustic idyll.

— Matt Seaton, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026