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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The Campaign to Protect Rural England had a gorgeous carved wooden figure of Mother Nature, illustrating the theme of gardens at the edge of towns.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

And, in keeping: I am distracted by her: her sizable ring, her gorgeous greige blond hair.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

“Having three absolutely chic and gorgeous carriage houses on the estate is incredibly unique,” Haviv noted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: The Bouqs Co.’s gift sets include gorgeous floral arrangements, matching Lego sets, candles and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

And then I laugh, because it’s so ridiculous and so gorgeous and it’s all I can do to not melt into a fit of giggles.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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