REGIONAL Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

regional

adjective

Definition of regional

as in local

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Relevance

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as in dialectal

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Recent Examples of regional Conceiving the resort, Buff wanted the focus to be on energy efficiency day to day, smart building technology, and regional organic food. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026 Utility-scale projects help balance supply and demand in regional power markets. — Tom Bitting, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Afreximbank was created in 1993 and is headquartered in Cairo with regional offices in Zimbabwe, the Ivory Coast, Uganda, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Barbados. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 July 2026 Yet regional health insurers are still thinking about longevity. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for regional

Recent Examples of Synonyms for regional

Adjective

At this time, there aren’t any local outbreaks in California, and current cases of cyclosporiasis infection are not linked to the multi-state outbreak, according to the California Department of Public Health.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Our real estate data comes from public records that have been registered and digitized by local county offices.

— Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 10 July 2026

Definition of local

Adjective

The dialectic moves between crashing despair and hovering hope.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Firpi concluded that Saenz should receive dialectical behavioral therapy, or DBT, an intensive therapy originally developed for self-harming women with borderline personality disorder that is now also used to treat PTSD, eating disorders and substance use.

— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026

Definition of dialectical

Adjective

This can even affect nonstandard English speakers or people who speak a variety of English that differs from the mainstream varieties privileged in courts and schools.

— Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
Diamonds with nonstandard colors are more difficult to value, as the principle of supply and demand applies here.

— Rodion Ksonzenko, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026

Definition of nonstandard

Adjective

Compiled in 1964 by Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman, this four-LP, 83-track box set was intended as an accessible survey of the roots and branches of American vernacular music.

— Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Rote’s vernacular traditions shine through in the lontar-leaf roofs and ikat fabrics incorporated into pillows, beds, and artwork.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026

Definition of vernacular

Adjective

Its name refers to the colloquial term once used for Papaya—paw-paw.

— Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
The Solons name refers to an ancient Greek lawmaker, whose name later became a colloquial term for wise legislators, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026

Definition of colloquial

Adjective

But the series also goes behind the scenes to explore how an informal gathering grew into a big-budget, heavily regulated event.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The alliance grew out of an informal coalition that included organizations tied to Ananas Anam, Bananatex and Regenerate Fashion.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 July 2026

Definition of informal

Adjective

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 272,000 children in Ukraine have benefitted from learning interventions with supplies provided by UNICEF, and over 400,000 children have engaged in formal or nonformal education.

— Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
But even Cunard has nonformal settings where dressed-down can go, including the buffet, casino and pub.

— Hannah Sampson, Houston Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2019

Definition of nonformal

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