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Antonyms for Grand
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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. grand

    Awful should not be used of things which are merely disagreeable or annoying, nor of all that are alarming and terrible, but only of such as bring a solemn awe upon the soul, as in the presence of a superior power; as, the awful hush before the battle. That which is awful arouses an oppressive, that which is august an admiring reverence; we speak of the august presence of a mighty monarch, the awful presence of death. We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.

    Antonyms:
    base, beggarly, commonplace, contemptible, despicable, humble, inferior, lowly, mean, paltry, undignified, vulgar

    Synonyms:
    alarming, appalling, august, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, frightful, horrible, imposing, majestic, noble, portentous, shocking, solemn, stately, terrible, terrific

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Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 1 vote

  1. thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yardnoun

    the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

    Antonyms:
    undignified, poor, small, ordinary, unimpressive, little, ignoble, lowborn, unimportant

    Synonyms:
    railyard, megabyte, special K, green, guanine, gigabyte, super C, kibibyte, potassium, thousand, mebibyte, g-force, metre, cat valium, universal gravitational constant, atomic number 19, gibibyte, railway yard, kB, curtilage, grounds, yard, grand, super acid, kelvin, gramme, pace, kilobyte, gee, chiliad, cubic yard, molar concentration, deoxyguanosine monophosphate, molarity, meter, honey oil, constant of gravitation, gravitational constant, one thousand, gram, grand piano, thou, gm, jet

  2. grand piano, grandadjective

    a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs

    Antonyms:
    small, unimportant, lowborn, little, poor, ignoble, undignified, ordinary, unimpressive

    Synonyms:
    thou, chiliad, grand, thousand, yard, grand piano, one thousand

  3. expansive, grand, heroicadjective

    of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

    "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"

    Antonyms:
    undignified, small, little, unimportant, ignoble, lowborn, unimpressive, poor, ordinary

    Synonyms:
    gilded, marvelous, heroical, heroic, rattling(a), deluxe, elevated, wondrous, imposing, desperate, rarified, noble-minded, lordly, talkative, wonderful, grand, marvellous, tremendous, distinguished, luxurious, idealistic, fantastic, exalted, opulent, princely, rarefied, sumptuous, epic, high-minded, august, terrific, high-flown, lofty, magisterial, howling(a), expansive, larger-than-life, sublime

  4. august, grand, lordlyadjective

    of or befitting a lord

    "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"

    Antonyms:
    undignified, unimportant, unimpressive, lowborn, little, poor, ignoble, ordinary, small

    Synonyms:
    gilded, marvelous, heroic, rattling(a), revered, deluxe, elevated, wondrous, imposing, rarified, noble-minded, overbearing, lordly, sniffy, wonderful, grand, marvellous, supercilious, tremendous, distinguished, luxurious, prideful, idealistic, fantastic, exalted, opulent, venerable, princely, rarefied, swaggering, sumptuous, high-minded, august, haughty, terrific, high-flown, lofty, magisterial, howling(a), imperious, expansive, disdainful, sublime

  5. deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuousadjective

    rich and superior in quality

    "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"

    Antonyms:
    small, ordinary, undignified, ignoble, unimportant, unimpressive, poor, little, lowborn

    Synonyms:
    gilded, marvelous, epicurean, heroic, rattling(a), meretricious, deluxe, elevated, wondrous, specious, imposing, rarified, voluptuary, noble-minded, lordly, luxuriant, golden, gilt, grand, marvellous, tremendous, distinguished, luxurious, idealistic, fantastic, wonderful, exalted, opulent, de luxe, princely, luxe, sumptuous, high-minded, august, gold, terrific, high-flown, lofty, magisterial, howling(a), aureate, expansive, rarefied, sybaritic, voluptuous, sublime

  6. fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrousadjective

    extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers

    "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

    Antonyms:
    poor, undignified, ignoble, little, unimportant, ordinary, unimpressive, small, lowborn

  7. exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-mindedadjective

    of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

    "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

    Antonyms:
    poor, unimportant, little, lowborn, small, ignoble, undignified, ordinary, unimpressive

    Synonyms:
    gilded, marvelous, proud, opulent, empyrean, heroic, rattling(a), majestic, deluxe, elevated, wondrous, imposing, raised(a), rarified, noble-minded, eminent, empyreal, lordly, gallant, wonderful, grand, marvellous, ideal, high-sounding, tremendous, distinguished, luxurious, idealistic, fantastic, inflated, exalted, reverend, rare, princely, rarefied, sumptuous, high-minded, august, terrific, high-flown, lofty, magisterial, towering, howling(a), expansive, soaring, sublime

  8. grandadjective

    large and impressive in physical size or extent

    "the bridge is a grand structure"

    Antonyms:
    little, unimportant, ordinary, lowborn, unimpressive, poor, small, ignoble, undignified

    Synonyms:
    terrific, marvellous, noble-minded, gilded, luxurious, exalted, sublime, rarified, magisterial, heroic, idealistic, wondrous, rarefied, tremendous, lordly, lofty, marvelous, princely, rattling(a), elevated, fantastic, imposing, wonderful, sumptuous, high-flown, deluxe, expansive, howling(a), distinguished, opulent, august, high-minded

  9. grandadjective

    the most important and magnificent in adornment

    "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"

    Antonyms:
    unimportant, little, ignoble, unimpressive, undignified, small, poor, ordinary, lowborn

    Synonyms:
    terrific, marvellous, noble-minded, gilded, luxurious, exalted, sublime, rarified, magisterial, heroic, idealistic, wondrous, rarefied, tremendous, lordly, lofty, marvelous, princely, rattling(a), elevated, fantastic, imposing, wonderful, sumptuous, high-flown, deluxe, expansive, howling(a), distinguished, opulent, august, high-minded

  10. distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterialadjective

    used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person

    "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"

    Antonyms:
    small, little, unimpressive, ordinary, undignified, lowborn, unimportant, poor, ignoble

    Synonyms:
    gilded, marvelous, heroic, rattling(a), deluxe, elevated, wondrous, imposing, bossy, rarified, autocratic, peremptory, noble-minded, lordly, noble, wonderful, grand, marvellous, dominating, tremendous, distinguished, luxurious, idealistic, fantastic, exalted, opulent, baronial, princely, rarefied, sumptuous, high-minded, august, terrific, high-flown, lofty, magisterial, howling(a), expansive, stately, high-and-mighty, sublime

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. grandadjective

    Synonyms:
    august, imposing, sublime, stately, magnificent, splendid, palatial, lofty, consummate, glorious, superb, elegant, majestic, gorgeous, luxurious, impressive, dignified, illustrious, noble

How to use Grand in a sentence?

  1. Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan:

    As one of his final acts as U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., Ronald Machen used his power as a political weapon to undermine the rule of law, machen was legally bound to convene a grand jury, but instead he ignored his obligation and unilaterally decided to ignore the will of the House. … This is wrong, and a great example of why so many Americans distrust their government.

  2. Anna Reynolds:

    Visitors for the first time this year get to walk through the grand entrance, just as popes and presidents, astronauts, footballers, invited guests of the queen and other members of the royal family have done over the queen's reign.

  3. Mitch McConnell:

    Americans who watched the Super Bowl saw rich celebrities having a grand time with hardly a mask in sight, but under Democrats policies, first-graders who watch that big plus party last night had to wake up this morning and cover their own faces..to go to school.

  4. Ash Barty:

    She’s been a Top 10 player for a number of weeks now, one of the most consistent on the tour over the last, I don’t know how many years — five or 10 years. She’s always been there, always been knocking on the door, always giving herself the opportunity, i know that Grand Slam title for her is not far away.

  5. Ken Hughes:

    The grand jury was able to discern that Nixon Richard Nixon was Richard Nixon, and the only reason that they did not indict Richard Nixon is because there was a question of whether or not a sitting President could be indicted.

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