regal

adjective

ˈrē-gəl How to pronounce regal (audio)
Definition of regalnext
1
as in royal
fit for or worthy of a royal ruler the actress's regal bearing makes her a perfect choice to play royalty on the screen

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2
as in magnificent
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception envisioned a regal wedding with hundreds of guests, a full choir, and a reception at the fanciest hotel in town

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Recent Examples of regal On the dark side, Leo’s legendary confidence and regal persona can easily come across as arrogant. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Jennifer Lopez put a regal twist on lingerie dressing in her latest Instagram post. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 July 2026 Lupita Nyong’o, who plays Helen of Troy, delivered some of the tour’s most regal fashion moments. — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 21 July 2026 In the downstairs bar, polished modern Zieta Studio stools sit opposite an old 1815 painting depicting a sergeant clad in white boots and a regal red jacket. — Mary Holland, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for regal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regal
  1. royal
  2. magnificent
  3. aristocratic
  4. glorious
  5. majestic
  6. epic
  7. imposing
  8. grand
Adjective
  • Her royal butler, Paul Burrell, would take it upon himself sometimes to hide the more unpleasant stories.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The palace announced Meghan's pregnancy shortly after the couple arrived in Sydney for their royal tour that October.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of royal
Adjective
  • Finalists, who have just been announced, have captured magnificent shots of everything from fish protecting their young to human impact – good and bad.
    — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In Sterling’s determination to get the Lotus running and to drive it come what may, Tregenza presents the need for speed as a magnificent obsession and the thrill of physical experience as a spiritual quest.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnificent
Adjective
  • And now House Velaryon—an aristocratic clan that, unlike most in Westeros, is Black—was engaging in it too.
    — Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bellucci plays Giulio’s mother in an aristocratic Sicilian family that leaves her feeling oppressed.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of aristocratic
Adjective
  • The Marshall Plan and European integration helped produce three decades of rapid growth and rising prosperity, the period the French call les trente glorieuses, the thirty glorious years.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Beautiful, infuriating, wonderful, awful, glorious, ever-changing, transcendent people.
    — Rajani LaRocca, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of glorious
Adjective
  • Shot across the teeming city streets and the majestic underground caves of Ireland, Bucking Fastard features operatic imagery from the director’s longtime cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The rolling hills behind the beach looked majestic against the darkening sky.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of majestic
Adjective
  • That epic coming-of-age drama ended with its main character leaving his transient childhood behind and moving into his dorm room at college.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Every time that epic foursome is onstage together, the whole crew leans in.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of epic
Adjective
  • Propaganda posters from the era from both the democratic United States and the Axis powers surround the imposing, heavy-duty boots, covered in animal hair and insulation.
    — Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The source of Soloviev’s angst lay in part in growing up with a father who was one of the more imposing, cantankerous figures in the history of New York real estate — a demographic with stiff competition.
    — Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026
Definition of imposing
Adjective
  • There are shocking twists but on such a grand scale that the urge to laugh is as strong as the urge to scream.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • As some of us will inevitably succumb to its grand and growing illusion, the rest may get the opportunity to find the key to understanding how so many others could be fooled and so foolish.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of grand

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