glorious
Worthy of praise
Glorious means magnificent, splendid, or worthy of great praise.
A glorious victory is complete and impressive.
A glorious sunset is strikingly beautiful.
The word often carries a sense of triumph or radiance: the glorious revolution, a glorious career.
Informally, glorious can simply mean wonderful or delightful: We had a glorious time at the beach.
Extremely good, inspiring delight
- delightfulHighly pleasing, wonderful
- blissfulExtremely serene and joyful
- euphoricOverwhelmed with joy
- rapturousFeeling intense delight
ecstatic · elation · rejoicing · revelry · exhilarating · fantastic · marvelous · heavenly
Impressively beautiful or fine
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- statelyGrand and imposing
regal · noble · august · imposing · spectacular · breathtaking · awe-inspiring · exalted
Direct rays from above
- beamingSmiling very broadly
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
resplendent · effulgent · glowing · dazzling · brilliant · lustrous · glistening · golden
Defeating an opponent
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- triumphantJoyfully victorious
- vanquishDefeat thoroughly in conflict
- conquerorVictor who takes control
champion · heroic · laurels · crown · accolade · medal · trophy · jubilation
Titled or virtuous
- valiantCourageously determined
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
- dignifiedComposed and respectable
illustrious · acclaimed · renowned · celebrated · distinguished · praiseworthy · laudable · meritorious
wonderful
Extremely good, inspiring delight
- delightfulHighly pleasing, wonderful
- blissfulExtremely serene and joyful
- euphoricOverwhelmed with joy
rapturous · ecstatic · elation · rejoicing · revelry · exhilarating · fantastic · marvelous · heavenly · divine
splendid
Impressively beautiful or fine
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
stately · regal · noble · august · imposing · spectacular · breathtaking · awe-inspiring · exalted · transcendent
sunshine
Direct rays from above
shimmering · resplendent · effulgent · glowing · dazzling · brilliant · lustrous · glistening · golden · sunrise
victory
Defeating an opponent
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- triumphantJoyfully victorious
- vanquishDefeat thoroughly in conflict
conqueror · champion · heroic · laurels · crown · accolade · medal · trophy · jubilation · celebration
noble
Titled or virtuous
- valiantCourageously determined
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
dignified · illustrious · acclaimed · renowned · celebrated · distinguished · praiseworthy · laudable · meritorious · admirable
opulent
Ostentatiously wealthy
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
palatial · ornate · gilded · rich · decadent · indulgent · feast · banquet · abundance · plush
- attractiveattractive, beautiful, gorgeous, pretty, handsome
- sublimesublimity, grandeur, vastness, awe, majesty
- expressions of awewow, whoa, amazing, awesome, incredible
- awe-inspiringawe-inspiring, awesome, breathtaking, jaw-dropping, magnificent
- divine attributesomnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, eternal, infinite
- paradiseparadise, Eden, edenic, Garden of Eden, elysian
gloriousshameful
Causing or meriting disgrace
disgraceful · ignominious · inglorious · dishonorable · infamous
- glorious momentsInstances of great splendor
- Glorious RevolutionEngland's 1688 regime change
inglorious, gloriously, ingloriously, gloriousness, unglorious