majestic
Grand and impressive, like a king or queen.
majestic in a sentence
- The majestic lion surveyed the plains from the top of the great rock.
- A majestic ship sailed into the harbour, tall and grand with all her flags flying.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to majestic?
- Agrand
- Bhumble
- Cplain
- Dordinary
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A: grand. The other three mean the opposite of majestic.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to majestic?
- Anoble
- Bplain
- Cproud
- Dgrand
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B: plain. The other three mean nearly the same as majestic.
Words that mean something similar
grand, noble, proud
Words that mean the opposite
plain, ordinary, humble
More words about appearance & looks
- 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.
- peculiar: Strange or unusual.
More words to explore
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