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

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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

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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

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1. gloriousadjective

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

2. gloriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   resplendent, splendid, bright, brilliant, radiant

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1. gloriousadjective

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "glorious":

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

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1. Eric Dore:

   It was the road Napoleon took north to Paris via Grenoble for his big comeback, it's historically unique and easy to navigate, and those who attempt it will get superb vistas over the surrounding countryside of glorious Provence and the Riviera.

2. John Selden:

   A glorious Church is like a magnificent feast; there is all the variety that may be, but every one chooses out a dish or two that he likes, and lets the rest alone: how glorious soever the Church is, every one chooses out of it his own religion, by which he governs himself, and lets the rest alone.

3. Vince Lombardi:

   In great attempts it is glorious even to fail.

4. Edgar Allen Poe:

   Some things are so completely ludicrous that a man must laugh or die. To die laughing must be the most glorious of all glorious deaths!

5. Dorothy Parker:

   Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea And love is a thing that can never go wrong And I am Marie of Roumania.