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grandadjective large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conceptionthe grand ceremonies that typically mark the opening of the Olympic Games august, baronial, epic, gallant, glorious, grandiose, heroic(also heroical), Homeric, imperial, imposing, magnific, magnificent, majestic, massive, monumental, noble, proud, regal, royal, splendid, stately colossal, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, tremendouskingly, lordly, princely, queenlyawesome, awful, cosmic(also cosmical), sublime, wondrousformidable, impressive, prepossessing, redoubtableapocalyptic(also apocalyptical), inflated, operatic, overblown, pompousmarvelous(or marvellous), superb, terrific, wonderfulextravagant, lavish, luxurious, opulent, palatial, palatine, sumptuousgorgeous, resplendent, splendiferousextraordinary, killer, remarkable, sensational, strikingcelestial, divine, heavenly humble, unheroic, unimposing, unimpressive lowly, modest, unprepossessingaverage, common, mediocre, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, second-rateabject, mean, meretricious, shabby, sordidinsignificant, measly, paltry, petty, puny, trifling, trivial coming before all others in importancewon the grand prize arch, big, capital, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, first, foremost, great, greatest, highest, key, leading, main, master, number one(also No. 1), numero uno, overbearing, overmastering, overriding, paramount, predominant, preeminent, premier, primal, primary, principal, prior, sovereign(also sovran), supreme distinguished, eminent, illustrious, noble, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, prestigious, signal, star, stellar, superiorhigh-level, senior, topimportant, influential, major, mighty, momentous, significantincomparable, matchless, unequaled(or unequalled), unparalleled, unsurpassedcelebrated, famed, famous, renowned last, least inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportantcollateral, inferior, secondary, subordinate, subsidiary not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to itthe grand total comes to $350 compleat, complete, comprehensive, entire, full, intact, integral, perfect, plenary, total, whole unabridged, uncut, undiminishedall-out, exhaustive, extensive, maximalfull-blooded, full-blown, full-bore, full-fledged, full-on, full-out, full-scale imperfect, incomplete, partial abbreviated, abridged, cut, diminished, reduced of a size greater than average of its kindin the grand ring of the three-ring circus stood the lion tamer himself big, biggish, boxcar, bulky, considerable, goodly, great, handsome, hefty, hulking, husky, large, largish, outsize(also outsized), oversize(or oversized), sizable(or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminous astronomical(also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, Bunyanesque, cavernous, colossal, cosmic(also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, gigantic, gross, hellacious, herculean, heroic(also heroical), Himalayan, huge, humongous(also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size(or king-sized), leviathan, major, mammoth, massive, monolithic, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, pharaonic, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, super, super-duper, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whoppingexcessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinateabundant, ample, appreciable, copious, plentifulfat, thickcapacious, commodious, roomy, spacious bantam, dinky, dwarf, dwarfish, little, puny, shrimpy, small, smallish, undersized(also undersize) diminutive, half-pint, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little-bitty, microminiature, microscopic(also microscopical), mini, miniature, minuscule, minute, pint-size(or pint-sized), pocket-size(also pocket-sized), pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, weepetite, slender, slight, slim, thin of high birth, rank, or stationeveryone wanted to be seen with Palm Beach society's grand dame aristocratic, blue-blooded, genteel, gentle, great, highborn, highbred, noble, patrician, silk-stocking, upper-class, upper-crust, wellborn high, lofty, superiorelevated, ennobled, exaltedgentlemanly, kingly, knightly, ladylike, lordly, princely, queenly, regal, royalhigh-level, senior baseborn, common, humble, ignoble, low, lower-class, lowly, mean, nonaristocratic, plebeian, ungenteel inferior, knavishbastard, illegitimateordinary, plainabased, degradedjunior, subordinate of the very best kindthat picnic in the mountains was simply grand A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, boffo, bonny(also bonnie, chiefly British), boss(slang), brag, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool(slang), corking, crackerjack, cracking, dandy, divine, dope(slang), down(slang), dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantabulous(slang), fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gangbusters(also gangbuster), gilt-edged(or gilt-edge), gone(slang), great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, hype(slang), immense, jim-dandy, keen, lovely, marvelous(or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, number one(also No. 1), numero uno, out-of-sight(slang), par excellence, peachy, peachy keen, phat(slang), prime, primo(slang), prize, prizewinning, quality, radical(slang), righteous(slang), sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, top-shelf, topflight, topping(chiefly British), unsurpassed, wizard(chiefly British), wonderful acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK(or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerablebetter, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfineclassical, standard, traditional out of this world, too much atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched bad, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unsatisfactorymediocre, middling, second-class, second-rate unusually largebefore them lay a grand treeless plain that stretched as far as the eye could see astronomical(also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic(also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic(also heroical), Himalayan, huge, humongous(also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size(or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping big, bulky, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, largish, major, outsize(also outsized), overgrown, oversize(or oversized), sizable(or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminousaugust, formidable, grandiose, imposing, lofty, majesticcavernous, monolithic, overwhelming, staggering, stupendous, toweringboundless, immeasurable, infinite bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic(also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee little, mini, petite, pint-size(or pint-sized), puny, small, smallish, undersized(also undersize)dinky, dwarfish, half-pint 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 experiencegrandiose hydroelectric projects but is most commonly applied derogatorily to inflated pretension or absurd exaggeration.grandiose schemes in the 14th century |