heavenly

[hev-uhn-lee] / ˈhɛv ən li /

ADJECTIVE

very pleasant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angelic blissful celestial delectable delicious divine glorious holy lovely luscious ravishing sublime supernatural wonderful

WEAK

adorable alluring ambrosial beatific beautiful blessed cherubic darling delightful empyrean enjoyable entrancing excellent exquisite extraterrestrial godlike immortal lush paradisaical rapturous scrumptious seraphic superhuman supernal sweet yummy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

awful disagreeable earthly horrible terrible unpleasant

WEAK

hellish

Example Sentences

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Behind her are large, glowing angel wings set against a golden, cloudy sky, creating a heavenly theme.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

But heavenly providence does not come easily for Ann.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

The sparkle implies heavenly powers but not the type that a person might misuse.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

After all, since ancient times it was the monarch who was deemed to possess heavenly standing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

But the stars and the moon and every heavenly thing aligned to make the worst of all outcomes.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri