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Antonyms for grand
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  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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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. Pablo Iglesias:

    I have the impression that if it doesn't happen there could be in this country a grand coalition like those which have ruled in so many other European countries, they would continue the policies that have taken us to disaster.

  2. Spokesman Seth Stein:

    This grand-standing shows how out of touch the Trump administration is with reality, contrary to their alternative facts, New York is the safest big city in the country, with crime at record lows in large part because we have policies in place to encourage cooperation between NYPD and immigrant communities.

  3. Subodh Chandra:

    She had the opportunity to ask the grand jury to consider whether it could possibly be 'reasonable' or 'justifiable' for officers to speed across the grass when driveways were nearby, rush up to Tamir, and shoot him immediately.

  4. Brendan Murphy:

    There's no evidence of community transmission in Victoria at the moment, i'm not feeling at all concerned going to mass gatherings or walking down the streets in Victoria. So I don't think that there's a risk at the Grand Prix.

  5. Aubree Gordon:

    Yes, the grand majority of people that have had Covid-19 do develop an antibody response, however, although the scientific community is generally optimistic, we do not know whether people that have been infected and recovered are generally' immune' to infection or whether they can be reinfected.

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