best regards
Professional email closing
Best regards is a conventional closing for letters and emails, positioned just before the signature.
It conveys polite goodwill without excessive warmth—more formal than cheers or thanks, less stiff than yours sincerely.
The phrase functions as a unit; regards alone works similarly but slightly cooler.
Sincere friendly warmth
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- sincerityHonest, unfeigned genuineness
affection · geniality · heartiness · benevolence · amicability · warmheartedness · fellowship · camaraderie
Leave-taking expression
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- sign-offFormal ending gesture
- valedictionFormal parting statement
- partingAct of leaving another
sincerely · yours truly · respectfully · cordially · take care · fondly · cheers · later
Rules of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- decorumFitting social conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
convention · professionalism · punctilio · observance · deference · respectability · ceremony · stateliness
cordiality
Sincere friendly warmth
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
sincerity · affection · geniality · heartiness · benevolence · amicability · warmheartedness · fellowship · camaraderie · sympathy
farewell
Leave-taking expression
- goodbyeDeparting salutation
- sign-offFormal ending gesture
- valedictionFormal parting statement
parting · sincerely · yours truly · respectfully · cordially · take care · fondly · cheers · later · peace
etiquette
Rules of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- decorumFitting social conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
propriety · convention · professionalism · punctilio · observance · deference · respectability · ceremony · stateliness · politesse
- sign-offsgoodbye, farewell, bye, see you later, sincerely
- greetingshi, hello, hey, hola, aloha
- polite phrasesplease, thank you, yes sir, hello, no sir
- stock phrasesstock phrase, set phrase, cliche, catchphrase, filler phrase
- well-wishesgood luck, take care, wishing you well, get well soon, fond wishes
- correspondenceletters, letter, handwritten letters, family letters, missives
best regardslove
Intense fond attachment
xoxo · hugs and kisses · cheers · later · talk soon
best regardscoldly
Without emotional warmth
go to hell · drop dead · good riddance · dismissively · curtly
best, regard, regards, better, betterment, regarded, regarding, regardless, regardful