SPLENDIFEROUS Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

splendiferous

adjective

Definition of splendiferous

as in gorgeous

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Recent Examples of splendiferous More splendiferous even than the Kravitz Center ballroom, where the president recently took to a Forum Club of the Palm Beaches podium. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026 In a show where style becomes substance, Qween Jean’s costume designs offer one splendiferous fashion after another, topped by stunning hair and wig designs by Nikiya Mathis. — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026 During the late-19th-century period depicted, New York City and Newport alike were grand, blank canvases upon which the wealthy were able to erect massive and splendiferous testaments to their liquidity. — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2025 The play finishes with one last surprising illusion and one splendiferous profusion of music, and costuming by Dominique Fawn Hill. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023 As is true of most Cameron movies, the splendiferous visuals are counterbalanced by often thudding dialogue. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2022

Recent Examples of Synonyms for splendiferous

Adjective

Palm Grove is a gorgeous, sophisticated toile; red-and-white ticking stripe has a classic, polished look that feels fresh and timeless.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Or maybe Pitt simply wanted to get his Jack London on, traipsing throughout gorgeous natural terrain and ruffling his co-star’s fur in between fending off feral wolves and navigating impromptu whitewater rafting trips sans the raft.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of gorgeous

Adjective

The hotel's 18 rooms and five suites are all individually decorated with gloriously over-the-top touches in the form of antiques, sumptuous velvet duvet covers, and regal tones of red and gold that harken back to the property's royal history.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Big caps were offering one of the most sumptuous cushions over bonds ever seen.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sumptuous

Adjective

This keeps the performance informal and keeps the narrative — a staggering odyssey of injustices, abuses, travel adventures, extraordinary coincidences, losses, reunions, reflections and self-analysis — from becoming sensationalized.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Guadagnino speaks in calligraphy; adjectives almost certainly accompany a proper name — the extraordinary, the wonderful, the genius.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of extraordinary

Adjective

His homemaker mother Leonor (a superb Maude Sandham) and his 17-year-old sister Ilse (Karoline Watson) complete the immaculate family portrait, but there’s unrest there too.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Now, however, the boutique physical media label Fun City Editions has released a superb Blu-ray of the film, featuring both a gorgeous restoration and illuminating supplements.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of superb

Adjective

Photos of him, resplendent in his bright red 4theriders leathers, cheerfully dragging some elbow on the racetrack.

— Loz Blain September 24, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
For an additional touch of glamour, Lopez added a pair of sheer opera gloves and a resplendent necklace featuring a nearly-75-carat tourmaline from the brand’s Alta Gioielleria line.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of resplendent

Adjective

There is something debauched and luxurious about Durham’s photos, and not just because everyone in them is dressed as French aristocrats guzzling champagne and popping bon-bons.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
The train itself isn’t luxurious, but taking it gives you a front-row seat to witness the incredible feat of engineering required to load it onto special tracks on the ferry.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of luxurious

Adjective

In a TikTok video shared on September 21, the star gymnastics revealed that three masked men broke into the palatial mansion and stole a luxurious six-figure car a few months ago.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Sep. 2026
By the end of the 2020s, Combs will set foot back inside his palatial $48 million Miami waterfront home, warmly welcomed into the arms of those who have remained fiercely loyal to him.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of palatial

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