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Synonyms & Antonyms of stately
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having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner
- the governor watched with stately aloofness as his wife charmed the party guests
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having or showing elegance
- a stately dowager in an evening gown
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- august,
- baronial,
- gallant,
- glorious,
- grand,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- imposing,
- lavish,
- luxurious,
- magnificent,
- monumental,
- noble,
- ornate,
- proud,
- regal,
- rich,
- royal,
- splendid,
- superb
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3
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
- stately plantation homes that are now open to the public as museums
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- apocalyptic
- (also apocalyptical),
- inflated,
- operatic,
- overblown,
- pompous
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- superb,
- terrific,
- wonderful
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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
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- affected,
- bombastic,
- declamatory,
- florid,
- flowery,
- grandiloquent,
- grandiose,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- oratorical,
- pompous,
- pretentious,
- rhetorical
- (also rhetoric),
- stilted
- academic
- (also academical),
- bookish,
- learned,
- literary
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- coarse,
- common,
- crass,
- crude,
- gross,
- ill-bred,
- indecent,
- lowbred,
- lowbrow,
- rough,
- rough-hewn,
- rude,
- tasteless,
- uncouth,
- uncultivated,
- uncultured,
- unpolished,
- unrefined,
- vulgar
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The first known use of stately was in the 15th century
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