REGIONAL Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

regional

adjective

Definition of regional

as in local

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as in dialectal

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Recent Examples of regional Victory+, which also launched in 2024, set out to make more sports streams free and has signed a number of regional and national rights deals. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Brothers Ramon Alvarez Ayala, 44, and Rafael Alvarez Ayala, 42, worked as regional commanders for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG, in Michoacan, Mexico⁠, according to a DOJ press release. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026 That flood was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in Tibet, a regional climate monitor said. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026 That is enough to match the yearly electricity consumption of more than 1,500 regional homes while meeting over half of the government facility’s energy demand. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regional

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Adjective

Toward the southern end of the park, the LeFrak Center offers ice skating in winter and roller skating in summer, and Smorgasburg, a Sunday local food fair, pops up from April to October.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Geis’ remains were found by a team made up of local volunteers, according to Irfan Arshad Khan, president of the Alpine Club of Pakistan.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 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

Undaunted, the couple embarked on a renovation, working with a local builder and an architect who understood the rustic vernacular architecture associated with Glacier National Park.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
Craftsman-style homes, popular between 1905 and 1930, are mainly associated with the bungalows of California, but the Chicago area has its own vernacular examples that share many similarities with the Prairie School and the Arts & Crafts movements.

— Rachel Freundt, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of vernacular

Adjective

Silent sleep apnea is a colloquial term for the form of the condition that occurs without the loud, disruptive snoring most people associate with it.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Wilson’s translation has come under fire for her decision to render Homeric Greek into a direct, colloquial English.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of colloquial

Adjective

Currently, informal waste pickers and scrap collectors make up a large portion of Vietnam’s collection system, so the new policy also will factor in that labor so that workers aren’t left behind.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
Jeffries met privately with Kushner, a powerful but informal adviser to Trump, several weeks ago.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

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