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splendid

[splen-did] / ˈsplɛn dɪd /
ADJECTIVE
luxurious, expensive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
baroque beautiful bright brilliant dazzling elegant glittering gorgeous grand imposing impressive lavish lustrous magnificent marvelous ornate rich splashy sumptuous superb
WEAK
beaming costly fab fat flamboyant glowing grandiose mad magnifico plush posh radiant refulgent resplendent solid-gold splendiferous splendrous swanky
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad common dark dull homely inferior insignificant low normal offensive ordinary paltry plain poor stupid typical ugly unaware unimportant unimpressive unintelligent weak
WEAK
drab humble regular shabby shoddy usual
ADJECTIVE
excellent, illustrious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admirable brilliant distinguished exceptional exquisite fantastic glorious gorgeous grand great heroic impressive magnificent marvelous outstanding remarkable sublime superb superlative wonderful
WEAK
celebrated divine eminent fine first-class matchless peerless premium proud rare renowned resplendent royal splendiferous splendorous sterling supreme transcendent unparalleled unsurpassed very good
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad common contemptible conventional dull expected inferior insignificant little low normal ordinary paltry plain poor regular second-rate shameful small stupid typical ugly unexceptional unimportant unimpressive unknown unremarkable usual weak
WEAK
drab humble shabby shoddy

Example Sentences

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Her take is a maelstrom of splendid beauty and doomed love, colliding at a feverish pace that makes the fidelity to Brontë’s book moot.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Elsewhere, Augsburg beat St Pauli 2-1 and Werder Bremen's Keke Topp snatched a point with a splendid late goal at home in a 1-1 draw with Borussia Moenchengladbach.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

This team is no different, with several songs reaching iconic status simply based on the splendid feats that spring from their chords.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

"The effect of his splendid example was immediate, and the company dashed out to the assault."

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Jo’s ambition was to do something very splendid.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.