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stately

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of stately

1 having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner

the governor watched with stately aloofness as his wife charmed the party guests

Synonyms of stately

august, dignified, distingué, distinguished, imposing, portly, solemn, staid

Words Related to stately

decorous, proper, seemly

grave, grim, po-faced [British], sober, somber (or sombre)

aristocratic, elegant, elevated, handsome, lordly, magisterial, majestic, noble

Near Antonyms of stately

coarse, crass, crude, improper, indecent, uncouth, unseemly, vulgar

Antonyms of stately

flighty, frivolous, giddy, goofy, silly, undignified

2 having or showing elegance

a stately dowager in an evening gown

Synonyms of stately

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

Words Related to stately

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 stately

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 stately

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

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

stately plantation homes that are now open to the public as museums

Synonyms of stately

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

Words Related to stately

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 stately

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 stately

humble, unheroic, unimposing, unimpressive

4 very dignified in form, tone, or style

a stately composition that has served as the musical accompaniment for countless graduations and other ceremonial occasions

Synonyms of stately

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

Words Related to stately

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 stately

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 stately

ineloquent, low, undignified

Synonym Discussion of stately

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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