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

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. glorious

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. gloriousadjective

   having or deserving or conferring glory

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

   Synonyms:
   splendiferous, brilliant, splendid, magnificent, resplendent

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

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"

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

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

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"

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

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

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inspired

   just glorious search at

   Submitted by anonymous on April 27, 2021  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gloriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   illustrious, renowned, celebrated, famous, famed, eminent, pre-eminent, distinguished, excellent, noble, conspicuous

2. gloriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   resplendent, splendid, bright, brilliant, radiant

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gloriousadjective

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "glorious":

   brilliant, glory, honorable, splendid, resplendent, al-majid, meguid, magnificent, majid, wonderful, beautiful, sublime, gorgeous, proud

How to pronounce glorious?

How to say glorious in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use glorious in a sentence?

1. Thomas Paine, Common Sense:

   Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

2. Julianne Hough:

   With everything going on, obviously my heart is with the frontline workers and the healthcare providers, and giving them my absolute love and affection, and feeling the weight of what's happening. But at the same time, I'm feeling very blessed that I've had this time to stop and pause, being on tour for three months and traveling and starting a business, it's a lot. So to be able to be home, and stop and pause, and look inward, and connect back to Julianne Hough has been glorious.

3. Konstanty Gebert:

   Our past will become glorious and immaculate again, and we risk losing the insights we worked so hard to achieve.

4. Noël Coward:

   Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.

5. Theodore Roosevelt, The Man in the Arena:

   Far better is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.