REGNANT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

regnant

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Definition of regnant

as in dominant

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Recent Examples of regnant Since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, anti-Chinese sentiment has become not merely trendy, but politically regnant. — Sam Thielman, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 Her opponent, nonprofit leader and billionaire's son Josh Kraft, and who's campaigning against what he's characterized as Wu's regnant leadership style. — Mike Deehan, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025 Within many of our most crucial institutions, suppositions that would have been considered the height of lunacy even a few years ago have become regnant overnight. — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 27 June 2023 The trope tends to elegize artists who are perceived to be ahead of their time or otherwise inimical to regnant conventions. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021 Their leaders speak with a regnant air, hammering the notion that their return to power is all but inevitable. — Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for regnant

Adjective

Here was a team that played a beautiful, dominant style of soccer that enthralled the world and stymied opponents on its way to the World Cup final.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Tarik Skubal pitched seven dominant innings, Spencer Torkelson homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Detroit Tigers cruised to a 7-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of dominant

Adjective

Israel had a sovereign, moral right to defend itself and dismantle the Hamas military, a terrorist organization that deliberately conducted its attacks from among Gaza’s citizenry in a way to maximize innocent civilian casualties.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Mistral’s co-founder told The Economist that Europe needs to build a sovereign AI ecosystem, as Washington increasingly limits overseas access to US cutting-edge models.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of sovereign

Adjective

While summer is still the predominant season, the average acreage burned in winter, spring and fall have all increased too, according to the analysis.

— Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Repeated, large fires have caused a decline in the predominant species of conifers, the black spruce, shifting what vegetation regrows.

— Joshua Partlow, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of predominant

Adjective

Carried by a supreme cast including Demet Özdemir, Kaan Yildirim, İlhan Şen, and Sarp Bozkurt, the film swings between belief, hope, and dissolution.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 July 2026
Volumes of tax cases can be cited for the proposition that the defendant’s intent in making the settlement payment, as evidenced by the wording of the settlement agreement, is of supreme importance.

— Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026