grandest

ADJECTIVE

impressive, great

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambitious awe-inspiring dignified glorious grandiose imposing large lofty luxurious magnificent marvelous monumental noble opulent palatial splendid stately sumptuous

STRONG

august dynamite elevated fine rich smashing striking super

WEAK

admirable eminent exalted excellent fab first-class first-rate haughty illustrious majestic ostentatious outstanding pompous pretentious regal something else sublime superb terrific unreal very good

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad common humble ignoble insignificant modest ordinary poor small tiny trivial undignified unimportant unimposing unimpressive

WEAK

contemptible inferior low paltry pitiful

ADJECTIVE

most important

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dignified lofty main noble

STRONG

chief elevated grave head leading principal

WEAK

exalted highest majestic mighty preeminent regal supreme transcendent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

undignified

STRONG

auxiliary inferior minor secondary subordinate trivial unimportant

WEAK

bad common contemptible insignificant low paltry pitiful poor unimpressive

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grandest

West Ham forward Hurst scored a fabulous hat-trick as the Three Lions clinched the game's grandest prize for the only time in their history - and on home soil.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Spielberg turned one of science fiction’s grandest ideas — first contact with alien life — into the story of a boy and his weird little space-faring goblin best friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

“It’s fair to say that we haven’t seen yet the spark of genius that you could attribute to some of the grandest proofs in the history of humanity,” Bubeck told me.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

That one had live horses, framing the venue as a place for the grandest of spectacles.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

This is the opportunity to end on a twenty-one-gun salute, to move the audience to tears of pity or howls of rage, to wheel out your grandest figures and highest-sounding words.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith