glorious
/ˈɡloɹ.i.əs/adjective3 syllables
Glorious means: having or deserving or conferring glory.
Synonyms for glorious36
adjective, as in having or deserving or conferring glory
bright, celebrated, historied, storied, divine, elysian, inspired, empyreal, empyrean, sublime, illustrious, incandescent, lustrous, known
adjective, as in characterized by grandeur
also used for glorious
admirable, praiseworthy, honoured, allowable, commendable, creditable, estimable, fabulous, sensational, amazing, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awesomesauce
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Opposites of glorious
inglorious
What does glorious mean?3
adjective
1
having or deserving or conferring glory“a long and glorious career”
2
characterized by grandeur“the brilliant court life at Versailles”
3
having great beauty and splendor“a glorious spring morning”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with glorious?3
four syllables
five syllables
meritorious
Glorious in a sentence
- In some attempts, it is glorious even to fail.al_ex_an_der
- It was a glorious night, hot and still.Hybrid
- You should set forth the glorious, revolutionary tradition.SunnyMoon
- We had a glorious time at the seaside.CM
- I just wanted to stop you and tell you how glorious your beard is.Eccles17
- Yanni has a glorious future laid out before him.Amastan
- Ziri likes to make his stories grandly glorious.Amastan
- The heroes were congratulated with a glorious song.Miktsoanit
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Forms of glorious
as a adjective
- comparative
- gloriouser
- superlative
- gloriousest