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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At first, the letters were filled with updates about their pets, their siblings, their new classmates and then shifted into more serious realms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

"Used properly, AI can open doors to whole new realms to explore."

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

“We’re operating in different spheres, realms of her life, so it’s more about: What are the things that you still have as you’ve gotten older mannerism-wise?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

In the meantime, Europe, Canada and China are moving into realms of medical science the U.S. once commanded.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

For seven years after that she ruled the most unlikely of realms: a room full of black female mathematicians, doing research at the worlds most prestigious aeronautical laboratory.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly