regard: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with R · ends with D
Meaning of regard
noun
- countable
A steady look, a gaze.
- countable, uncountable
One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
- countable, uncountable
A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense.
- uncountable
The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held.
Example: He is held in great regard in Whitehall.
Listed forms: regards, regarde, reguard, reguarde.
Source: Wiktionary — regard.
verb
- transitive
To look at; to observe.
Example: She regarded us warily.
- transitive
To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc.
Example: I always regarded tabloid journalism as a social evil.
- transitive
To face toward.
- transitive
To have to do with, to concern.
Example: That argument does not regard the question.
Listed forms: regards, regarding, regarded, regarde, reguard, reguarde.
Source: Wiktionary — regard.
noun
- Internet, euphemistic
Filter-avoidance spelling of retard.
Listed forms: regards, regarde, reguard, reguarde.
Source: Wiktionary — regard.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for regard.
noun
(usually preceded by ‘in’) a detail or point
noun
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
- attentiveness
- heed
- paying attention
noun
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
noun
a long fixed look
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is regard in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of regard
R(1) + E(1) + G(2) + A(1) + R(1) + D(2) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of regard
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from regard
39 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in regard. Showing up to 24, longest first.