Antonyms for glorious
ˈglɔr i əs, ˈgloʊr-glo·ri·ous

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1. glorious

   Antonyms:
   abject, base, contemptible, despicable, lamentable, miserable, mournful, moving, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, sorrowful, touching, woful, wretched

   Synonyms:
   august, beneficent, commanding, dignified, exalted, grand, great, helpful, lofty, mighty, noble, sublime, superb, superior

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. gloriousadjective

   having or deserving or conferring glory

   "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature"

   Antonyms:
   unsung, obscure, inglorious, unimpressive, ugly, unknown

   Synonyms:
   splendiferous, brilliant, splendid, magnificent, resplendent

2. brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendidadjective

   characterized by grandeur

   "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"

   Antonyms:
   inglorious, obscure, unsung, ugly, unimpressive, unknown

   Synonyms:
   fantabulous, splendiferous, magnificent, excellent, resplendent, superb, first-class, bright, smart as a whip, brainy, splendid, brilliant, vivid

3. glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferousadjective

   having great beauty and splendor

   "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

   Antonyms:
   inglorious, obscure, ugly, unknown, unsung, unimpressive

   Synonyms:
   fantabulous, splendiferous, magnificent, excellent, resplendent, first-class, splendid, brilliant

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1. gloriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   magnificent, grand, resplendent, splendid, admirable, noble, excellent, hilarious, ecstatic, elated

How to use glorious in a sentence?

1. Brigham Young:

   Nature is the glass reflecting God, as by the sea reflected is the sun, too glorious to be gazed on in his sphere.

2. Vanna Bonta:

   Because I had goodwill for all, I thought all were my friends; and then I learned of treachery, that some preferred my end. A glorious day, the one I learned the meaning of the word. It's good to know my enemies, though their reasons are absurd.

3. Alfred De Musset:

   How glorious it is - and also how painful - to be an exception.

4. Lindsey Graham:

   I agree with Sen. Graham, the interesting thing is beforethis latest series of tweets, there was this glorious periodof maybe 24 hours where PresidentTrump had defended Mrs. Pelosiagainst the attacks that she waspicking on these women becausethey were women of color.

5. Sophocles:

   To exert his power in doing good is man?s most glorious task.

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