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| 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: | august |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dignified, noble |
| Synonyms: | baronial, brilliant, eminent, exalted, glorious, grand, grandiose, high-minded, high-ranking, highfalutin', honorable, imposing, impressive, lofty, lordly, magnificent, majestic, monumental, pompous, regal, resplendent, stately, superb, venerable |
| Antonyms: | undignified |
| Main Entry: | bombastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pompous, grandiloquent |
| Synonyms: | aureate, balderdash, declamatory, flowery, fustian, grandiose, high-flown, highfalutin*, histrionic, inflated, loudmouthed, magniloquent, orotund, ostentatious, overblown, ranting, rhapsodic, rhetorical, sonorous, stuffed shirt*, swollen, tumid, turgid, verbose, windbag*, windy, wordy, big-talking, euphuistic, full of hot air |
| Antonyms: | humble, quiet, reserved, restrained |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ceremonious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ritual, formal |
| Synonyms: | civil, courteous, courtly, decorous, deferential, dignified, exact, grandiose, impressive, majestic, moving, precise, proper, punctilious, seemly, solemn, starchy, stately, stiff, striking |
| Notes: | ceremonial is more often applied to things (clothing, etc.) and ceremonious is used for persons and things (occasion, venue) |
| Antonyms: | informal, unceremonious, relaxed, unobserved |
| Main Entry: | cosmic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limitless; universal |
| Synonyms: | catholic, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, empyrean, global, grandiose, huge, immense, infinite, planetary, vast, worldwide, cosmogonal, cosmogonic, measureless |
| Antonyms: | bounded, limited |
| Main Entry: | extravagant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indulgent, wasteful |
| Synonyms: | absurd, bizarre, costly, crazy, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant, expensive, extortionate, extreme, fanciful, fancy, fantastic, flamboyant, flashy, foolish, garish, gaudy, grandiose, immoderate, implausible, improvident, imprudent, inordinate, lavish, ludicrous, nonsensical, ornate, ostentatious, outrageous, preposterous, pretentious, prodigal, profligate, reckless, ridiculous, showy, silly, spendthrift, steep, unbalanced, unconscionable, unreasonable, unrestrained, overpriced |
| Antonyms: | close, economical, moderate, provident, reasonable, saving, stingy, thrifty, unpretentious |
| Main Entry: | heroic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | brave, champion |
| Synonyms: | bold, classic, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, elevated, epic, exaggerated, fearless, gallant, grand, grandiose, gritty, gutsy*, high-flown, inflated, intrepid, noble, stouthearted, unafraid, undaunted, valiant, valorous, bigger than life, fire-eating, gutty, impavid, lion-hearted, mythological, stand tall |
| Antonyms: | afraid, cowardly, fearful, meek, timid |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | highfalutin |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pompous |
| Synonyms: | arrogant, boastful, conceited, flaunting, grandiose, high and mighty*, important, lofty, ostentatious, overbearing, presumptuous, pretentious, puffy, self-centered, stuck-up*, swanky, uppity*, vain, puffed up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | high-flown |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exalted, lofty |
| Synonyms: | bombastic, elaborate, exaggerated, extravagant, grandiloquent, grandiose, inflated, showy, turgid |
| Main Entry: | imposing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impressive |
| Synonyms: | august, big, commanding, dignified, effective, exciting, grand, grandiose, imperial, magnificent, majestic, massive, mind-blowing*, monumental, moving, noble, ominous, overblown, overwhelming, pretentious, regal, royal, stately, stirring, striking, towering, mega, one for the book, something else, something to write home about |
| Antonyms: | common, modest, ordinary, poor, subordinate, trivial, unimportant, unimposing, unimpressive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | large |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | big, abundant |
| Synonyms: | ample, blimp*, broad, bulky, capacious, colossal, comprehensive, considerable, copious, enormous, excessive, exorbitant, extensive, extravagant, full, generous, giant, gigantic, grand, grandiose, great, gross, hefty, huge, humongous*, immeasurable, immense, jumbo*, liberal, massive, monumental, mountainous, plentiful, populous, roomy, sizable, spacious, stupendous, substantial, super, sweeping, tidy, vast, voluminous, whopping*, wide, barn door, booming, goodly, thumping |
| Antonyms: | little, miniature, small, tiny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | luxurious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affluent, indulgent |
| Synonyms: | comfortable, costly, deluxe, easy, elaborate, epicurean, expensive, extravagant, fancy, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, gratifying, immoderate, imposing, impressive, lavish, luscious, lush, magnificent, majestic, opulent, ostentatious, palatial, pleasurable, plush, posh, pretentious, rich, ritzy*, self-indulgent, sensual, sensuous, splendid, stately, sumptuous, voluptuous, well-appointed, fit for a king/ queen, hedonistic, in the lap of luxury, pampered, pleasure-loving, plushy, sybaritic, upscale |
| Antonyms: | austere, frugal, poor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | magnificent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | glorious, wonderful |
| Synonyms: | august, brilliant, commanding, elegant, elevated, exalted, excellent, fine, glittering, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, high-minded, imperial, imposing, impressive, lavish, lofty, luxurious, magnanimous, majestic, noble, opulent, outstanding, palatial, plush, pompous, posh, proud, radiant, regal, resplendent, rich, royal, splendid, stately, striking, sublime, sumptuous, superb, superior, superlative, swanky, towering, transcendent, arresting, chivalric, magnific, smashing, standout |
| Antonyms: | bad, offensive, poor, ugly |
| Main Entry: | majestic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impressive, splendid |
| Synonyms: | august, awesome, ceremonious, cool, courtly, dignified, elevated, exalted, grand, grandiose, imperial, imposing, lofty, magnificent, marvelous, mind-blowing*, monumental, noble, out of this world, pompous, regal, royal, sovereign, stately, stunning, sublime, sumptuous, superb, fab, magnific, smashing |
| Antonyms: | humble, low, lowly, shabby |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ostentatious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flashy, showy |
| Synonyms: | boastful, chichi*, classy, conspicuous, crass*, dashing, egotistic, extravagant, flamboyant, flatulent, fussy, garish, gaudy, gay, grandiose, jaunty, loud, obtrusive, pompous, pretentious, spectacular, splashy, sporty, swanky*, theatrical, vain, vulgar, exhibitionistic, flaunted, glittery, highfaluting*, peacocky, splurgy, swank, tinsel*, tony, uptown |
| Antonyms: | modest, plain, quiet, reserved |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | palatial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | grand, opulent |
| Synonyms: | deluxe, grandiose, illustrious, imposing, impressive, lush, luxuriant, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, monumental, noble, plush, regal, rich, spacious, splendid, stately, sumptuous, silken, upholstered |
| Antonyms: | cramped, minor, small, tiny |
| Main Entry: | pompous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant, egotistic |
| Synonyms: | affected, bloated, boastful, bombastic, conceited, flatulent, flaunting, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, grandiose, high and mighty*, high-flown*, imperious, important, inflated, magisterial, magniloquent, narcissistic, orotund, ostentatious, overbearing, overblown, pontifical, portentous, presumptuous, pretentious, puffy*, rhetorical, self-centered, self-important, selfish, showy, sonorous, stuck-up*, supercilious, turgid, uppity*, vain, vainglorious, windy*, highfaluting*, puffed up |
| Antonyms: | dull, modest, plain, simple, unassuming |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pretentious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | snobbish, conceited |
| Synonyms: | affected, arty, assuming, aureate, big*, bombastic, chichi*, conspicuous, exaggerated, extravagant, feigned, flamboyant, flashy, flaunting, flowery, gaudy, grandiloquent, grandiose, high-flown*, hollow, imposing, inflated, jazzy*, lofty, magniloquent, mincing, ornate, ostentatious, overblown, pompous, rhetorical, showy, specious, splashy, stilted, tumid, turgid, utopian, vainglorious, euphuistic, high-sounding, highfaluting*, la-di-da, overambitious, puffed up, put-on, swank, too-too |
| Antonyms: | humble, modest, unconceited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rhetorical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wordy; flowery in speech |
| Synonyms: | articulate, aureate, bombastic, declamatory, eloquent, exaggerated, flamboyant, flashy*, florid, fluent, glib*, grand, grandiloquent, grandiose, high-flown, imposing, inflated, magniloquent, mouthy, oratorical, ornate, ostentatious, overblown, overdone, overwrought, pompous, pretentious, showy, silver-tongued, sonorous, stilted, swollen, tumescent, tumid, turgid, verbose, vocal, voluble, windy*, embellished, euphuistic, hyperbolic |
| Antonyms: | concise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ritzy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | elegant, luxurious |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, chic, choice, classy, dignified, elaborate, expensive, exquisite, fancy, fine, grand, grandiose, handsome, lavish, lush, opulent, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, plush, posh, refined, rich, snazzy, stately, stuffy, sumptuous, cultivated, ornamented, swank |
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