magnificent

[mag-nif-uh-suhnt] / mægˈnɪf ə sənt /

ADJECTIVE

glorious, wonderful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brilliant elegant excellent glittering gorgeous grand grandiose imposing impressive lavish lofty noble opulent outstanding palatial splendid stately striking sublime sumptuous superb towering

WEAK

arresting august chivalric commanding elevated exalted fine high-minded imperial luxurious magnanimous magnific majestic plush pompous posh proud radiant regal resplendent rich royal smashing standout superior superlative swanky transcendent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad common homely humble ignoble inferior insignificant low lowly minor modest ordinary poor regular second-rate small tiny ugly undignified unimportant unimpressive unrefined unsophisticated

WEAK

offensive

Example Sentences

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She fears for the visual future of the capital Bishkek, which still has "magnificent examples of socialist-modernist architecture".

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

There’s just the iPhone — still magnificent, still dominant, still fundamentally the same product it was in 2011.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

At Hole Park Gardens in Kent, owner Edward Barham has described this year's bluebell display as "magnificent - probably one of the best of recent years".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Elsewhere on the first floor, there is a magnificent movie room that is adorned in red velvet and boasts a fireplace and large projector.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

It became a palace, the magnificent home of French royalty.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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