gorgeous

[gawr-juhs] / ˈgɔr dʒəs /

ADJECTIVE

beautiful, magnificent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attractive bright brilliant colorful dazzling delightful elegant exquisite glorious good-looking handsome impressive lavish lovely luxurious opulent pleasing ravishing splendid stunning sublime sumptuous superb

WEAK

beaut centerfold dream drop-dead easy on the eyes enjoyable fine flamboyant foxy gaudy glittering grand imposing knockout lulu luxuriant ostentatious plush pulchritudinous resplendent showy splendiferous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

awful bad crude dark depressed drab dreary dull homely horrible inferior insignificant normal ordinary poor second-rate small stupid typical ugly unattractive unaware unhappy unintelligent

WEAK

undesirable

Example Sentences

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This gorgeous photo of Earth that astronauts on the Artemis II mission got as they went around the moon will put most folks’ souvenir snapshots to shame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“We want to use every piece. We don’t want anything to go in the trash. And in the end, we end up with this gorgeous stuff.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Her miscarriages, she said, were like having "all your dreams for gorgeous happy moments come crashing down" - from planning to a future with a child to total loss.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

They’re also often in gorgeous locales, so visitors can combine unregulated therapies with a stay at a luxury hotel and days spent on white-sand beaches.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

“Ancient Egypt had famous queens, you know. Duh, Nefertiti—who was gorgeous, by the way.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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