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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | monarchical, grand |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, august, authoritative, baronial, commanding, dignified, elevated, eminent, grandiose, high, highborn, honorable, illustrious, imperial, imposing, impressive, kingly, lofty, magnificent, majestic, noble, queenly, regal, regnant, reigning, renowned, resplendent, ruling, sovereign, splendid, stately, superb, superior, supreme, worthy |
| Antonyms: | common |
| Main Entry: | distinguished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, outstanding |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, aristocratic, arresting, big name, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, dignified, distingué, eminent, especial, esteemed, extraordinary, famed, foremost, glorious, great, highly regarded, honored, illustrious, imposing, marked, memorable, name, noble, nonpareil, notable, noted, noteworthy, peerless, prominent, remarkable, renowned, reputable, royal, salient, shining, signal, singular, special, stately, striking, superior, talked of, unforgettable, venerable, well-known |
| Antonyms: | common, insignificant, ordinary, standard, unextraordinary, unknown |
| Main Entry: | easy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not difficult |
| Synonyms: | accessible, apparent, basic, child's play, cinch, clear, easily done, effortless, elementary, evident, facile, inconsiderable, light, little, manageable, manifest, mere, no bother, no problem, no sweat, no trouble, not burdensome, nothing to it, obvious, painless, paltry, picnic, piece of cake, plain, plain sailing, pushover, royal, simple, simple as ABC, slight, smooth, snap, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, uninvolved, untroublesome, wieldy, yielding |
| Antonyms: | arduous, complex, complicated, demanding, difficult, hard, intricate, involved, laborious, uneasy |
| Main Entry: | effortless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easy |
| Synonyms: | child's play, cursive, duck soup, facile, flowing, fluent, light, no problem, no sweat, offhand, painless, picnic, piece of cake, royal, running, simple, smooth, snap*, uncomplicated, undemanding, untroublesome |
| Antonyms: | complicated, demanding, difficult, effortful, hard, labored |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fully |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | completely, in all respects |
| Synonyms: | absolutely, all out, all the way, altogether*, entirely, every inch, from A to Z, from soup to nuts, heart and soul, intimately, outright, perfectly, positively, quite, royal*, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, wholly, without exaggeration |
| Antonyms: | incompletely, partially, partly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grandiose |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | theatrical, extravagant |
| Synonyms: | affected, ambitious, august, bombastic, cosmic, egotistic, flamboyant, fustian, grand, high-falutin', high-flown, imposing, impressive, lofty, lordly, magnificent, majestic, monumental, noble, ostentatious, overwhelming, pompous, pretentious, purple*, royal, showy, splashy, stately, unfathomable, vast |
| Antonyms: | calm, moderate, small, unpretentious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | great |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, celebrated |
| Synonyms: | august, capital, chief, commanding, dignified, distinguished, eminent, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, glorious, grand, heroic, high-minded, highly regarded, honorable, idealistic, illustrious, impressive, leading, lofty, magnanimous, main, major, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, primary, principal, prominent, puissant, regal, remarkable, renowned, royal, stately, sublime, superior, superlative, talented |
| Antonyms: | infamous, insignificant, powerless, uncelebrated, undignified, unimportant, unknown, weak |
| Main Entry: | imposing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impressive |
| Synonyms: | august, big, commanding, dignified, effective, exciting, grand, grandiose, imperial, magnificent, majestic, massive, mega, mind-blowing*, monumental, moving, noble, ominous, one for the book, overblown, overwhelming, pretentious, regal, royal, something else, something to write home about, stately, stirring, striking, towering |
| Antonyms: | common, modest, ordinary, poor, subordinate, trivial, unimportant, unimposing, unimpressive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | magnificent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | glorious, wonderful |
| Synonyms: | arresting, august, brilliant, chivalric, commanding, elegant, elevated, exalted, excellent, fine, glittering, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, high-minded, imperial, imposing, impressive, lavish, lofty, luxurious, magnanimous, magnific, majestic, noble, opulent, outstanding, palatial, plush, pompous, posh, proud, radiant, regal, resplendent, rich, royal, smashing, splendid, standout, stately, striking, sublime, sumptuous, superb, superior, superlative, swanky, towering, transcendent |
| Notes: | magnificent means characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; magniloquent means lofty and extravagant in speech |
| Antonyms: | bad, offensive, poor, ugly |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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