magnificent
Extremely beautiful and impressive.
magnificent in a sentence
- A magnificent castle rose above the lake, its towers gleaming in the sun.
- The peacock spread its magnificent tail, and the dazzling feathers drew gasps from the crowd.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to magnificent?
- Asplendid
- Bdull
- Cplain
- Dordinary
Show the answer
A: splendid. The other three mean the opposite of magnificent.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to magnificent?
- Aplain
- Bsplendid
- Cgrand
- Dsuperb
Show the answer
A: plain. The other three mean nearly the same as magnificent.
Words that mean something similar
splendid, grand, superb
Words that mean the opposite
plain, dull, ordinary
More words about appearance & looks
- majestic: Grand and impressive, like a king or queen.
- mar: To spoil or damage something.
- mottled: Covered in patches or spots of different colours.
- opulent: Very grand and expensive-looking.
- ornate: Decorated with lots of fancy patterns and details.
- ostentatious: Showy in a way that is meant to impress other people.
- outlandish: Very strange and unusual, almost unbelievable.
- parallel: Side by side and always the same distance apart, never meeting.
More words to explore
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