realms

NOUN

area of responsibility or rule

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dimension domain field sphere territory world

STRONG

branch compass country department dominion empire expanse extent ground kingdom land monarchy neighborhood orbit place principality province purview radius range reach region scope state sweep turf zone

WEAK

neck of the woods stomping grounds

Antonyms

STRONG

sky

Example Sentences

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Alan Yuhas interviewed game developers, actors and players across the Forgotten Realms, including an elf sorcerer, a half-elf druid, a tiefling barbarian and a githyanki fighter.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2023

“Fantasy: Realms of Imagination” runs until Feb. 25, 2024.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2023

A Lambeth Palace spokesperson described the greeting as "an unprecedented gesture that will reflect the religious diversity of the Realms of King Charles III".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2023

Salvatore’s Forgotten Realms novels — the world is sprawling complex and mostly lives in the heads of its players.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2023

Satan breaks the silence: If thou beest he; But O how fall'll! how chang’d From him, who in the happy Realms of Light Cloth’d with transcendent brightness didst out-shine Myriads though bright...

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith