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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, well-supplied |
| Synonyms: | abounding, ample, chic, classy, copious, costly, deluxe, elaborate, elegant, embellished, expensive, exquisite, extravagant, exuberant, fancy, fecund, fertile, fine, fruitful, full, gorgeous, grand, high-class, lavish, lush, luxurious, magnificent, ornate, palatial, plenteous, plentiful, plush, posh, precious, priceless, productive, prolific, resplendent, ritzy, smart, snazzy, spiffy, splendid, stylish, sumptuous, superb, swank, swanky*, swell*, valuable, well-endowed |
| Antonyms: | depleted, impoverished, needy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | showy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flamboyant, flashy |
| Synonyms: | classy, dashing, flash, garish, gaudy, glaring, histrionic, jazzy, loud, luxurious, meretricious, opulent, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, overwrought, peacocky, pompous, pretentious, resplendent, screaming, sensational, snazzy, splashy, splendiferous, sumptuous, swank, tawdry, tinsel, tony |
| Antonyms: | dismal, drab, gloomy, moderate, restrained |
| Main Entry: | silver |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shiny gray in color |
| Synonyms: | argent, argentate, bright, lustrous, pale, pearly, plated, resplendent, silvered, silvery, sterling, white |
| Main Entry: | splendid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | luxurious, expensive |
| Synonyms: | baroque, beaming, beautiful, bright, brilliant, costly, dazzling, elegant, fab, fat*, flamboyant, glittering, glowing, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, imposing, impressive, lavish, lustrous, mad*, magnificent, magnifico, marvelous, ornate, plush, posh, radiant, refulgent, resplendent, rich, solid gold, splashy, splendiferous, splendrous, sumptuous, superb, swanky* |
| Antonyms: | drab, poor, shabby, shoddy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | splendid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, illustrious |
| Synonyms: | admirable, brilliant, celebrated, distinguished, divine, eminent, exceptional, exquisite, fantastic, fine, first-class, glorious, gorgeous, grand, great, heroic, impressive, magnificent, marvelous, matchless, outstanding, peerless, premium, proud, rare, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, royal, splendiferous, splendorous, sterling, sublime, superb, superlative, supreme, transcendent, unparalleled, unsurpassed, very good, wonderful |
| Antonyms: | humble, insignificant, ordinary, regular, usual |
| Main Entry: | sublime |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | great, magnificent |
| Synonyms: | abstract, august, divine, dynamite, elevated, eminent, exalted, glorious, gorgeous, grand, heavenly, high, holy, ideal, imposing, lofty, majestic, noble, outrageous, proud, resplendent, sacred, spiritual, splendiferous, splendorous, stately, super, superb, the most, too much*, transcendent, transcendental |
| Antonyms: | lowly, poor, second-rate, secondary |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superb |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, first-rate |
| Synonyms: | admirable, august, best, breathtaking, choice, elegant, elevated, exalted, exquisite, fine, glorious, gorgeous, grand, great, lofty, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, matchless, noble, optimal, optimum, outstanding, peerless, prime, proud, resplendent, solid, splendid, splendiferous, splendorous, standout, state-of-the-art*, stunning, sublime, super, superior, superlative, unrivaled, very best |
| Antonyms: | bad, inferior, poor, second-rate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vivid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intense, powerful |
| Synonyms: | active, animated, bright, brilliant, clear, colorful, definite, distinct, dramatic, dynamic, eloquent, energetic, expressive, flamboyant, gay, glowing, graphic, highly colored, lifelike, lively, lucid, meaningful, memorable, picturesque, realistic, resplendent, rich, sharp, shining, spirited, stirring, striking, strong, telling, theatrical, true-to-life, vigorous |
| Antonyms: | dull, weak |
| Main Entry: | lit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illuminated |
| Synonyms: | afire, bright, brilliant, burning, lighted, radiant, resplendent, shining |
| Notes: | lighted and lit are equally correct as both past tense and past participial forms, though lighted is more usual and preferred as an adjective |
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