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Glorious

🔄 Synonyms of "Glorious"

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WordDefinition
beautifulnounPossessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
lustrousAs if shining with a brilliant light; radiant.
sublimenoun(transitive) (chemistry) Synonym of sublimate.
resplendentShiny and colourful, and thus pleasing to the eye.
empyreannounOf the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.
brightnounEmitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
empyrealOf the sky or heavens.
illustriousAdmired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
impressiveMaking, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
elysiannounBlissful, happy, heavenly
proudnounFeeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified.
brilliantnounHighly intelligent.
incandescentnounEmitting light as a result of being heated.
splendiferousBeautiful, splendid.
redoubtablenoun(in a positive sense, sometimes humorous) Eliciting respect; awe-inspiring, imposing.
splendidGorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous; of remarkable beauty.
magnificentGrand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
blessednounHaving divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
inspiredFilled with inspiration or motivated.
blestverbArchaic spelling of blessed.
celebratedfamous or widely praised
storiedMuch discussed or written about.
respectedDeserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation.
historiedHaving much history.
divinenounOf or pertaining to a god.

↔️ Antonyms of "Glorious"

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WordDefinition
ingloriousIgnominious; disgraceful.
dishonorableWithout honor, or causing dishonor.

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WordDefinition
illustriousAdmired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
respectedDeserving of respect; due special honor or appreciation.
celebratedfamous or widely praised
inspiredFilled with inspiration or motivated.
magnificentGrand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
splendiferousBeautiful, splendid.
proudFeeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified.
impressiveMaking, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
beautifulPossessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
blestArchaic spelling of blessed. [Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.]
blessednounHaving divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
storiedMuch discussed or written about.
divinenounOf or pertaining to a god.
historiedHaving much history.
empyrealOf the sky or heavens.
empyreanOf the sky or the heavens, and particularly relating to the highest celestial sphere in premodern cosmology; celestially refined.
redoubtable(in a positive sense, sometimes humorous) Eliciting respect; awe-inspiring, imposing.
elysianBlissful, happy, heavenly
splendidGorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous; of remarkable beauty.
brilliantHighly intelligent.

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