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 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 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

One is reminded of Toni Morrison, whose refusal to pander to the dominant gaze — whose insistence on writing about Black characters without regard for whoever else might be reading — unlocked its own kind of universality.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
However, the iMac's M4 chip performed better in both single-core contests (representative of the most basic tasks) and Adobe Photoshop, where Macs have been dominant for years.

— Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of dominant

Adjective

Yields on French government bonds, known as OATs, have surged to multi-decade highs this year, sparking concerns the country could be headed toward a sovereign debt crisis.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
In the first nine months of 2026, regional sovereign investors deployed $102 billion across 245 transactions, according to Global SWF, a platform that tracks sovereign wealth funds.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of sovereign

Adjective

The predominant suites—all of which have generous outdoor space—are spread across four buildings whose Indonesian names translate to mountain, hill, plateau and valley.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Through the year 2027, architecture convergence will remain predominant, meaning centralized computing, zonal designs, maturing OTA functionality, shareable and reusable software platforms and stronger hardware/software modularity.

— Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of predominant

Adjective

The supreme lead is not simply a leader of the government, the president or a politician.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
These early episodes suggest several figures from previous American Horror Story seasons are in the process of making a deal with the devil that gives them supreme power.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2026