opulent
Very grand and expensive-looking.
opulent in a sentence
- The opulent palace had golden taps, marble floors and a chandelier in every single room.
- The opulent hotel had velvet chairs, silver mirrors and a fountain made of sparkling glass.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to opulent?
- Asimple
- Bplain
- Crich
- Dshabby
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C: rich. The other three mean the opposite of opulent.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to opulent?
- Arich
- Bgrand
- Cplain
- Dfancy
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C: plain. The other three mean nearly the same as opulent.
Words that mean something similar
rich, grand, fancy
Words that mean the opposite
plain, simple, shabby
More words about appearance & looks
- 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.
- preen: To tidy and admire your own appearance.
- pristine: Perfectly clean and unspoilt, like new.
- prominent: Easy to see or notice; standing out.
More words to explore
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