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Synonym Chooser

How does the adjective majestic differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of majestic are grandiose, grand, imposing, magnificent, and stately. While all these words mean "large and impressive," majestic combines the implications of imposing and stately and usually adds a suggestion of solemn grandeur.

a majestic waterfall

When could grand be used to replace majestic?

Although the words grand and majestic have much in common, grand adds to greatness of size the implications of handsomeness and dignity.

a grand staircase

In what contexts can grandiose take the place of majestic?

The words grandiose and majestic can be used in similar contexts, but grandiose implies a size or scope exceeding ordinary experience, but is most commonly applied derogatorily to inflated pretension or absurd exaggeration.

grandiose hydroelectric projects
grandiose schemes

When is it sensible to use imposing instead of majestic?

The words imposing and majestic are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, imposing implies great size and dignity but especially stresses impressiveness.

an imposing edifice

When can magnificent be used instead of majestic?

While in some cases nearly identical to majestic, magnificent implies an impressive largeness proportionate to scale without sacrifice of dignity or good taste.

magnificent paintings

Where would stately be a reasonable alternative to majestic?

While the synonyms stately and majestic are close in meaning, stately may suggest poised dignity, erectness of bearing, handsomeness of proportions, ceremonious deliberation of movement.

the stately procession

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of majestic Switzerland is best known for its jaw-dropping mountains, but the city of Geneva is majestic in a more cultural way. Anna Haines, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025 Following a bumpy drive to this glamping sanctuary overlooking the majestic Achla Beach, you’re greeted by the friendly staff, clad in their own T-shirts and flip flops, immediately setting the tone for the casual atmosphere of the place. Monica Mendal, Vogue, 15 July 2025 The present is the grand and majestic age of mechanical invention. Betsy Golden Kellem, JSTOR Daily, 30 July 2025 Having always been drawn to the majestic appearance of black cats, her path to cat parenthood was somewhat unexpected. Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for majestic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for majestic
Adjective
  • Only the graceful styling and the classic neon sign gives any indication the motel was built in 1953.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Her community fastly feels the sharp absence of her graceful, essential labor and employs matriarch Ana (María Magdalena Sanizo) to coax her back home.
    Holly Jones, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The Denver Broncos were a major surprise during the 2024 NFL campaign, and while that was thanks much in part to a stingy defense, their success was also due to Bo Nix's magnificent rookie season.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
  • To call this 1,184 hp street-legal Prancing Horse magnificent feels like an understatement.
    Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Two of the game’s most brilliant villains have matured into eloquent eulogists.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
  • The gleaming veneer of artificial intelligence has captivated the world, with large language models producing eloquent responses that often seem indistinguishable from human thought.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a large picture window, a handsome bar, and lighting that is not overly bright.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Property developers were more than happy to tear down the mansions and build very handsome tall buildings, and quite a few of them were structured as cooperatives.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • And that level, quite literally, is on high in an evil genius’ tower akin to Universal Studios' glorious black and white monster movies that began in the 1930s — a genre that Burton has been inspired by before, most prominently in his 2012 stop-motion classic Frankenweenie.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • When our planet crosses through such a path, these bits of rock and dust burn up in our atmosphere in a glorious spectacle.
    Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Developing intuition, understanding how the business and industry works and understanding how to navigate within an organization are all skills that only come from getting a few years of experience or through formal training.
    Larry English, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Although, a state can make a formal request for federal assistance without a formal state emergency declaration.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Suddenly, a classic white T-shirt and jeans combo has become dynamic, interesting, and highly elegant.
    Paulina Berges, Glamour, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The car’s elegant and understated design, creampuff ride, and regal comportment of occupants was—and remains— the reward of the Corniche experience.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Once the massive task of harvesting is complete (in 2023, Dothan’s Houston County harvested more than 89 million pounds), the town—in true Southern fashion—throws down for one epic celebration known as the National Peanut Festival.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • What might seem a perverse choice reveals itself, over Dry Leaf’s epic length, as a brilliant thematic gesture that elicits its own temporal register.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025

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“Majestic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/majestic. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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