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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | magnificent |
| Synonyms: | amazing, astonishing, awesome, breathtaking, grand, impressive, majestic, mind-blowing*, remarkable, stunning, wonderful |
| Antonyms: | blah, boring, ordinary, unexciting, unimpressive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | breathtaking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, awesome |
| Synonyms: | amazing, astonishing, awe-inspiring, exciting, hair-raising, heart-stirring, heart-stopping, impressive, magnificent, moving, overwhelming, spine-tingling, stunning, thrilling |
| Antonyms: | disgusting, ugly |
| Main Entry: | dread |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrible, terrifying |
| Synonyms: | alarming, awe-inspiring, awful, creepy*, dire, frightening, frightful, shuddersome, terrible |
| Antonyms: | pleasant, pleasing, welcomed, wonderful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grand |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impressive, great |
| Synonyms: | admirable, ambitious, august, awe-inspiring, dignified, dynamite, elevated, eminent, exalted, excellent, fab, fine, first-class, first-rate, glorious, grandiose, haughty, illustrious, imposing, large, lofty, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, monumental, noble, opulent, ostentatious, outstanding, palatial, pompous, pretentious, regal, rich, smashing, something else, splendid, stately, striking, sublime, sumptuous, super, superb, terrific, unreal, very good |
| Antonyms: | bad, common, low, paltry, poor, unimpressive |
| Main Entry: | impressive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerful, influential |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, affecting, arresting, august, awe-inspiring, consequential, cool*, deep*, dramatic, effective, eloquent, excited, exciting, extraordinary, forcible, grand, impassioned, important, imposing, inspiring, intense, lavish, luxurious, majestic, massive, momentous, monumental, moving, noble, notable, penetrating, prime*, profound, remarkable, rousing, splendid, stately, stirring, striking, sumptuous, superb, thrilling, touching, towering, vital, well-done |
| Antonyms: | inconsequential, ineffective, insignificant, unimportant, unimpressive, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | incredible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | marvellous |
| Synonyms: | ace*, amazing, astonishing, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, extraordinary, fabulous, glorious, great, prodigious, superhuman, unreal*, wonderful |
| Notes: | incredible means 'unbelievable' and incredulous means 'unbelieving' |
| Antonyms: | bad, poor, terrible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | marvelous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hard to believe; amazing |
| Synonyms: | astonishing, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, bewildering, breathtaking, confounding, difficult to believe, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, implausible, improbable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, remarkable, singular, spectacular, staggering, strange, striking, stunning, stupendous, supernatural, surprising, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, unusual, wonderful, wondrous |
| Antonyms: | believable, expected, ordinary, plain, unamazing |
| Main Entry: | monumental |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impressive, overwhelming |
| Synonyms: | awe-inspiring, awesome, classic, enduring, enormous, fantastic, gigantic, grand, great, historic, huge, immense, immortal, important, lasting, lofty, majestic, mammoth, massive, memorable, mighty, mortal, mountainous, outstanding, prodigious, significant, stupendous, towering, tremendous, unforgettable, vast |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, trivial, unimportant, unimposing, unimpressive |
| Main Entry: | solemn |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impressive, sacred |
| Synonyms: | august, awe-inspiring, ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, devotional, dignified, divine, formal, full, grand, grave, hallowed, holy, imposing, magnificent, majestic, momentous, ostentatious, overwhelming, plenary, religious, reverential, ritual, sanctified, stately, venerable |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, ordinary, unimpressive, unsacred, usual |
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