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majestic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of majestic

1 having or showing elegance

a majestic pillar of society who continues to entertain in grand style

Synonyms of majestic

classy, courtly, elegant, fine, graceful, handsome, refined, stately, tasteful

Words Related to majestic

august, baronial, gallant, glorious, grand, heroic (also heroical), imposing, lavish, luxurious, magnificent, monumental, noble, ornate, proud, regal, rich, royal, splendid, superb

artful, genteel, polished, sophisticated

classic, conservative, exquisite, quiet, restrained, simple, understated

aristocratic, patrician

à la mode (also a la mode), chic, fashionable, in, modish, posh, sharp, sleek, smart, snappy, stylish, swagger, swank (or swanky)

affected, grandiose, ostentatious, pretentious, recherché

Near Antonyms of majestic

cheesy, coarse, crude, flamboyant, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, grotesque, loud, raffish, splashy, tacky, tawdry, ticky-tacky (also ticky-tack)

rough-edged, rough-hewn, rude, trashy, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar

Antonyms of majestic

dowdy, graceless, inelegant, styleless, tasteless, unfashionable, unhandsome, unstylish

2 large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception

a majestic Egyptian pyramid that has enthralled travelers for aeons

Synonyms of majestic

august, baronial, epic, gallant, glorious, grand, grandiose, heroic (also heroical), Homeric, imperial, imposing, magnific, magnificent, massive, monumental, noble, proud, regal, royal, splendid, stately

Words Related to majestic

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

extraordinary, killer, remarkable, sensational, striking

celestial, divine, heavenly

Near Antonyms of majestic

lowly, modest, unprepossessing

average, common, mediocre, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, second-rate

abject, mean, meretricious, shabby, sordid

insignificant, measly, paltry, petty, puny, trifling, trivial

Antonyms of majestic

humble, unheroic, unimposing, unimpressive

3 very dignified in form, tone, or style

the majestic language and beautiful cadences of the King James Version of the Bible

Synonyms of majestic

elevated, eloquent, formal, high-flown, lofty, stately, towering

Words Related to majestic

affected, bombastic, declamatory, florid, flowery, grandiloquent, grandiose, highfalutin (also hifalutin), oratorical, pompous, pretentious, rhetorical (also rhetoric), stilted

Attic, cultured, refined

classy, courtly, fine, graceful, tasteful

aristocratic, genteel, patrician

correct, educated, grammatical, proper

academic (also academical), bookish, learned, literary

Near Antonyms of majestic

casual, colloquial, conversational, informal, nonformal, slangy, unbookish, unliterary, vernacular

coarse, common, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, indecent, lowbred, lowbrow, rough, rough-hewn, rude, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar

incorrect, substandard, uneducated, ungrammatical, unlearned

Antonyms of majestic

ineloquent, low, undignified

Synonym Discussion of majestic

grand, magnificent, imposing, stately, majestic, grandiose mean large and impressive. grand adds to greatness of size the implications of handsomeness and dignity.

- a grand staircase

magnificent implies an impressive largeness proportionate to scale without sacrifice of dignity or good taste.

- magnificent paintings

imposing implies great size and dignity but especially stresses impressiveness.

- an imposing edifice

stately may suggest poised dignity, erectness of bearing, handsomeness of proportions, ceremonious deliberation of movement.

- the stately procession

majestic combines the implications of imposing and stately and usually adds a suggestion of solemn grandeur.

- a majestic waterfall

grandiose implies a size or scope exceeding ordinary experience

- grandiose hydroelectric projects

but is most commonly applied derogatorily to inflated pretension or absurd exaggeration.

- grandiose schemes

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