Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reign

2 senses of reign

Sense 1
reign -- (have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time")
       => govern, rule -- (exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?")

Sense 2
predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail -- (be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood")

Antonyms of adj reigning

1 sense of reigning

Sense 1
regnant, reigning, ruling -- (exercising power or authority)

INDIRECT (VIA powerful) -> powerless -- (lacking power)

Similarity of adj reigning

1 sense of reigning

Sense 1
regnant, reigning, ruling -- (exercising power or authority)
       => powerful (vs. powerless) -- (having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument")