Synonyms for royal
ˈrɔɪ əlroy·al

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1. royaladjective

   Having the air or demeanour of a monarch.

   Synonyms:
   queenly, kingly, princely, regal, monarchical

2. royaladjective

   Synonyms:
   majestic, regal, stately

3. royaladjective

   Synonyms:
   major

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1. royal

   Royal denotes that which actually belongs or pertains to a monarch; the royal residence is that which the king occupies, royal raiment that which the king wears. Regal denotes that which in outward state is appropriate for a king; a subject may assume regal magnificence in residence, dress, and equipage. Kingly denotes that which is worthy of a king in personal qualities, especially of character and conduct; as, a kingly bearing; a kingly resolve. Princely is especially used of treasure, expenditure, gifts, etc., as princely munificence, a princely fortune, where regal could not so well be used and royal would change the sense. The distinctions between these words are not absolute, but the tendency of the best usage is as here suggested.

   Synonyms:
   august, kinglike, kingly, magnificent, majestic, munificent, princely, regal

   Antonyms:
   beggarly, contemptible, mean, poor, servile, slavish, vile

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1. royalnoun

   a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast

   Synonyms:
   royal stag

   Antonyms:
   crownless, lowborn, uncrowned

2. royal, royal stagadjective

   stag with antlers of 12 or more branches

   Synonyms:
   royal stag

   Antonyms:
   uncrowned, crownless, lowborn

3. royaladjective

   of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

   "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit"

   Synonyms:
   regal, majestic, purple, imperial

   Antonyms:
   lowborn, crownless, uncrowned

4. royaladjective

   established or chartered or authorized by royalty

   "the Royal Society"

   Synonyms:
   regal, majestic, purple, imperial

   Antonyms:
   crownless, lowborn, uncrowned

5. royaladjective

   being of the rank of a monarch

   "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"

   Synonyms:
   regal, majestic, purple, imperial

   Antonyms:
   crownless, lowborn, uncrowned

6. imperial, majestic, purple, regal, royaladjective

   belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

   "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"

   Synonyms:
   over-embellished, olympian, empurpled, proud, lofty, purple, violet, regal, imperial, majestic, purplish, gallant

   Antonyms:
   lowborn, crownless, uncrowned

7. royaladjective

   invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown

   "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"

   Synonyms:
   regal, majestic, purple, imperial

   Antonyms:
   crownless, uncrowned, lowborn

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1. royaladjective

   Synonyms:
   kingly, regal, imperial, monarchical, kinglike, princely

2. royaladjective

   Synonyms:
   noble, magnificent, illustrious, splendid, superb

3. royaladjective

   Synonyms:
   august, majestic, grand

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1. royaladjective

   Synonyms:
   kingly, regal, imperial, monarchical, palatine, august, majestic, princely

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1. List of paraphrases for "royal":

   royale, royalist, real, koninklijke, monarchy, actual, property, ownership, regal, oup, kingdom

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1. Spun Gold:

   This is a very horse-driven family, diana didn’t go well with horses. That was the beginning of that fairy tale not ending terribly well. Sophie, Countess of Wessex who is married to the queen’s youngest son, had to learn how to ride. You have to like horses to ride with the queen. And so much of the royal diary is built around the equestrian world… One of the most important events from the queen’s diary for the whole year is the Royal Windsor Horse Show. And that will be happening on the weekend before the royal wedding… The queen has never, ever missed it. It’s really important to her.

2. Anonymous:

   There is a Royal Eagle in each one of us, who wishes to soar high despite the stormy winds of adversities and colossal challenges. As a matter of fact, the stormy winds strengthen the wings of Royal Eagle, and enable him to reach the greatest heights. We must let that free spirited Eagle rise and soar high; and we can be rest assured, he'll be the conqueror. - Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate.

3. Robert Massey:

   Unlike stars, Royal Astronomical Society won't twinkle, even when Royal Astronomical Society's low down, Royal Astronomical Society will look pretty steady, and Royal Astronomical Society will make Royal Astronomical Society stand out. You'll need a good clear southern horizon to see it.

4. Josiah Gilbert Holland:

   There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.

5. William Shakespeare:

   This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands,-- This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England.