palatial
Fit for royalty
Palatial describes something resembling a palace in size, splendor, or luxury: a palatial estate, palatial accommodations.
The word typically applies to buildings or rooms that are impressively grand—high ceilings, ornate details, expensive materials.
It can carry a note of excess: Their palatial headquarters seemed out of touch with the company's struggles.
Marked by costly elegance
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
plush · rich · decadent · gilded · ornate · splendid · affluent · posh
Fortified medieval residence
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- mansionLarge, stately home
- chateauFrench country mansion
- villaStately country residence
estate · hall · manse · citadel · fortress · schloss · palazzo · keep
Purified or cultured
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- exquisiteFlawlessly crafted, delicate
- gracefulElegant in movement
- tastefulAesthetically appropriate and pleasing
polished · elegant · stylish · dignified · courtly · cultured · genteel · stately
Impressive beauty or scale
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
stateliness · impressiveness · nobility · sublimity · regality · glory · brilliance · eminence
luxurious
Marked by costly elegance
extravagant · plush · rich · decadent · gilded · ornate · splendid · affluent · posh · swanky
castle
Fortified medieval residence
villa · estate · hall · manse · citadel · fortress · schloss · palazzo · keep · stronghold
refined
Purified or cultured
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- exquisiteFlawlessly crafted, delicate
- gracefulElegant in movement
tasteful · polished · elegant · stylish · dignified · courtly · cultured · genteel · stately · regal
magnificence
Impressive beauty or scale
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
resplendence · stateliness · impressiveness · nobility · sublimity · regality · glory · brilliance · eminence · distinction
- Building Adjectivesangular, arched, columned, domed, vaulted
- ornateornate, elaborate, embellished, decorative, ornamental
- Wealthyrich, wealthy, affluent, affluence, wealth
- regalroyal, kingly, queenly, princely, majestic
- Renaissance artMichelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Botticelli, Titian
- Russian architectureonion domes, Kremlin, Saint Basil, golden domes, Red Square
palatialhumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · unimpressive · mean · lowly · unpretentious