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synonyms for imposing

  • commanding
  • grand
  • grandiose
  • imperial
  • magnificent
  • massive
  • monumental
  • noble
  • ominous
  • stately
  • striking
  • towering
  • dignified
  • exciting
  • moving
  • overwhelming
  • stirring
  • august
  • big
  • effective
  • majestic
  • mega
  • mind-blowing
  • one for the book
  • overblown
  • pretentious
  • regal
  • royal
  • something else
  • something to write home about
See also synonyms for: imposingly

antonyms for imposing

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  • bad
  • common
  • ignoble
  • inferior
  • insignificant
  • little
  • poor
  • small
  • tiny
  • ugly
  • undignified
  • unimportant
  • unimpressive
  • unexciting
  • modest
  • ordinary
  • subordinate
  • trivial
  • unimposing
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How to use imposing in a sentence

So he decided to draw a creature that is not only mammoth and imposing, but also unwaveringly destructive.
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Fernandez needed 2 hours 21 minutes and all the tactics at her disposal for her three-set victory over Sabalenka, who boasts a more powerful game, more experience and a more imposing physique, nearly a half-foot taller.
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I was rather awed by his imposing appearance, and advanced timidly to the doors, which were of glass, and pulled the bell.
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In the center of the river line stood the imposing red sandstone palace of Bahadur Shah, last of the Moguls.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACY
The law went into operation in England imposing a tax on wearing hair powder.
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These brilliant results were arrived at after much clamour and argument and imposing procès verbal.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKE
The huge engine, the wonderful carriages, the imposing guard, the busy porters and the bustling station.
FIFTY YEARS OF RAILWAY LIFE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELANDJOSEPH TATLOW
The menu was long, elaborate and imposing; equalled only by the toast list, which contained no less than sixteen separate toasts.
FIFTY YEARS OF RAILWAY LIFE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELANDJOSEPH TATLOW
Sir Ralph was a man of striking appearance, tall and imposing in figure.
FIFTY YEARS OF RAILWAY LIFE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELANDJOSEPH TATLOW
The date was fixed for the interment with military pomp, and immense crowds came out to witness the imposing procession.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMAN
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WORDS RELATED TO IMPOSING

  • baronial
  • brilliant
  • eminent
  • exalted
  • glorious
  • grand
  • grandiose
  • high-minded
  • high-ranking
  • highfalutin
  • honorable
  • imposing
  • impressive
  • lofty
  • lordly
  • magnificent
  • majestic
  • monumental
  • pompous
  • regal
  • resplendent
  • stately
  • superb
  • venerable
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.