Thesaurus
grand
Synonyms and Antonyms of grand
- the grand ceremonies that typically mark the opening of the Olympic Games
colossal, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, tremendous
kingly, lordly, princely, queenly
awesome, awful, cosmic (also cosmical), sublime, wondrous
formidable, impressive, prepossessing, redoubtable
apocalyptic (also apocalyptical), inflated, operatic, overblown, pompous
marvelous (or marvellous), superb, terrific, wonderful
extravagant, lavish, luxurious, opulent, palatial, palatine, sumptuous
gorgeous, resplendent, splendiferous
- We won the grand prize.
- The grand total comes to $350.
- In the grand ring of the three-ring circus stood the ringmaster.
astronomical (also astronomic), bumper, cavernous, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, gigantic, gross, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, huge, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, major, mammoth, massive, monolithic, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, super, super-duper, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
diminutive, half-pint, infinitesimal, little-bitty, microscopic (also microscopical), mini, miniature, minuscule, minute, pint-size (or pint-sized), pocket-size (also pocket-sized), pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
- the grand dame of American theater
- That picnic in the mountains was simply grand.
A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, dandy, divine, dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, immense, jim-dandy, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, peachy, prime, prize, prizewinning, quality, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, topflight, unsurpassed, wonderful
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable
better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine
out of this world, too much
- Before them lay a grand treeless plain that stretched as far as the eye could see.
astronomical (also astronomic), bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, herculean, heroic (also heroical), huge, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, planetary, prodigious, super, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
big, bulky, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, largish, major, outsize (also outsized), overgrown, oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminous
august, formidable, grandiose, imposing, lofty, majestic
cavernous, monolithic, overwhelming, staggering, stupendous, towering
bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
Synonym Discussion of grand
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- a grand staircase
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- magnificent paintings
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- an imposing edifice
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- the stately procession
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- a majestic waterfall
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- grandiose hydroelectric projects
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- grandiose schemes
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