reigning 1 of 2

adjective

as in overseeing

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

reigning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of reign
as in governing

Related Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reigning
  1. controlling
  2. governing
  3. regnant
  4. ruling
  5. senior
  6. monitoring
  7. managing
  8. supervisory
Adjective
  • Rivian, still a major non-controlling shareholder, factors into that roadmap too, since its growing fleet of on-road vehicles generates the driving data Also will eventually need to train its own autonomy systems.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This has impacted every aspect of his life — sleep, eating habits and his controlling attitude toward me.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • George Russell blamed the code governing the cars' electrical systems for his lack of pace at the Belgian Grand Prix before crashing out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The state law governing the interest payments process does not mention the statute of limitations as a reason to waive interest owed.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of governing
Adjective
  • Political discourse is reduced to opinions at once homogenous and balkanized, reinforced by the echo chambers of the day’s regnant algorithms.
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of regnant
Verb
  • Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) welcomed it, while the opposition leaders, on the other hand, question the delay and absence of the additional 64 aircraft to date.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Critics and opposition parties accuse it of altering voter registrations to give an advantage to the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ruling
Adjective
  • This is despite the City of London’s socio-economic diversity taskforce setting a target for half of senior leaders to come from working-class or non-professional backgrounds by 2030.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The senior Cuaron recalled drawing inspiration from LED displays at a Rolling Stones concert.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of senior
Verb
  • Controlling and monitoring individual cells has also illuminated neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's and epilepsy.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The system is meant to give monitoring capabilities to prevent the agents from exceeding the authority they’ve been given.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of monitoring
Adjective
  • Larry Berg, the co-managing owner of LAFC, was chosen Monday to become the third commissioner in MLS history when Don Garber retires in December.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the data suggests most women aren’t choosing—they’re managing.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of managing
Adjective
  • Police departments across the network can then conduct searches without warrants or supervisory approval.
    — Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Chicago employees receive training that includes bystander intervention because of local requirements, while California requires different training durations for supervisory and nonsupervisory employees.
    — Katherin Nukk-Freeman, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of supervisory
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

reigned (over)
reigning
reigning (over)
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Reigning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reigning. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of etiquette

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

The Words of the Week - Oct. 9

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
name tags
Words Named After People Quiz Find out who’s behind "leotard," "morphine," an...
See All