Grandiose synonyms and antonyms

grăn'dē-ōs', grăn'dē-ōs'

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la-di-da
Disdainful description of pretension or haughtiness.
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fanciful (related)
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extravagant (related)
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outlandish (related)
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quixotic (related)
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preposterous (related)
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fantastical (related)
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regal
Belonging to or befitting a monarch:
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royal
(Nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.
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grand
Having a serious moral purpose; noble:
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pompous
(Archaic) Characterized by pomp or stately display:
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flamboyant
Of, relating to, or having wavy lines and flamelike forms characteristic of 15th- and 16th-century French Gothic architecture.
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theatrical
Designating or of a film, usually a feature, produced for first exhibition in a commercial theater as distinguished from one made for showing first on TV, as home video, etc.
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egotistic (related)
Egoistic.
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humble (antonym)
Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; lowly; weak; modest.
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unimpressive (antonym)
Lacking the ability to impress, inability to produce an impression.
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calm (antonym)
(Of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
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moderate (antonym)
Of average or medium quality, amount, scope, range, etc.
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small (antonym)
Limited in importance or significance; trivial:
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unpretentious (antonym)
Lacking pretension or affectation; modest:
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august
Inspiring awe and reverence; imposing and magnificent
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baronial
Of or relating to a baron or barony.
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imposing
Impressive, as in size, power, or accomplishment:
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lordly
Of, like, characteristic of, or suitable to a lord
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magnific
The definition of magnific is a description for something grand in size, magnificent or pompous.
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majestic
Having or characterized by majesty; very grand or dignified; lofty; stately
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noble
Having excellent qualities; superior
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princely
Munificent; lavish:
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splendid
Having or showing splendor
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stately
The definition of stately is someone or something with a majestic and dignified manner.
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sublime
(Archaic) Of lofty appearance or bearing; haughty:
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superb
Extremely fine; excellent
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hoity-toity
Given to frivolity or silliness.
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puffed-up
To be proud
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puffy
Fat; obese
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self-important
Having, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance.
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highfalutin
The definition of highfalutin is arrogant or pompous.
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big (related)
Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent:
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good (related)
Entire.
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plain (related)
Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration:
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hifalutin
Alternative form of highfalutin.
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highfaluting
Alternative form of highfalutin.
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pretentious
Ostentatious; intended to impress others.
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Grandiose Sentence Examples

  • We embarked on these car projects with grandiose visions, many as unrealistic as they were ingenious.

  • His poetry is over-decorated, and his plays are grandiose historical poems in dramatic form.

  • Although an enemy of idealogues, in his foreign policy Napoleon was haunted by grandiose visions.

  • There is no hint in Ezekiel's writings of the grandiose conception of Isa.

  • This grandiose project was unexpectedly destroyed by the energetic resistance of Japan, who had ear-marked the Hermit Kingdom for herself, and who declared plainly that she would never tolerate the exclusive influence of Russia in Manchuria.

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