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Synonyms for glorious

Adjective

1. glorious (vs. inglorious), bright, celebrated, historied, storied, divine, elysian, inspired, empyreal, empyrean, sublime, illustrious, incandescent, lustrous, known
usage: having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature"
2. glorious, illustrious, redoubtable, respected, proud (vs. humble)
usage: having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family"
3. glorious, blessed (vs. cursed), blest
usage: bringing great happiness and thankfulness; "glorious freedom"; "glorious times"
4. brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid, impressive (vs. unimpressive)
usage: characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"
5. glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous, beautiful (vs. ugly)
usage: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
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