grand
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3.0
- adjective
- /ɡrænd/
- The grand ballroom was decorated with sparkling chandeliers and elegant drapes.
- a grand strategy
- on a grand scale
- a grand mansion
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Watch on YouTubeOK, guys, this is the grand finale of the Look.
- OK, guys, this is the grand finale of the Look.
- We negotiated and came up with a grand coalition government.
- And So what are the grand themes of this?
- All in this grand fantasy of rescuing them.
- This doesn't have to be this grand, momentous, mystical moment for you.
- It tells you what is happening, what the grand arcs are.
- OK, like the grand gestures I don't fully love.
Examples
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So we need a grand place to make a grand plan.
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OK, guys, this is the grand finale of the Look.
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So it's so, so big and grand and beautiful.
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Knowledge which was quite grand and really exciting.
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And I had this such a grand dream and vision.
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It's grand and it's central.
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And I think it's good to have these big, grand, ambitious plans.
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We negotiated and came up with a grand coalition government.
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And I just see this as a grand continuation of that tradition.
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It's grand, very grand.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
∞
1.0
Important and famous because of high quality or influence
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2.9
Very large and impressive in scale
891
1.9
Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased
671
3.0
Very large or impressive
650
3.3
Very strong and often causing great damage
363
1.0
On a large or impressive scale
288
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
271
3.6
Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it
215
1.8
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
211
3.2
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
136
5.4
Very impressive and much better than normal
116
3.5
Very impressive and beautiful
97
5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
60
5.6
Something that is very comfortable and expensive and shows someone is rich
60
4.3
A more expensive, high quality version with extra comfort and features
58
3.7
Rich and full, like thick plants or juicy fruit
56
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
54
5.8
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
54
4.3
Having great beauty and causing people to feel respect
45
6.7
Extremely beautiful or great in a way that makes people feel wonder
37
5.4
Very large and wide, often used for places or plans
34
5.6
Having a large, impressive appearance that makes people notice and respect it
20
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
19
7.5
Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people
17
6.3
Very large and impressive like a famous building or statue
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7.5
Very rich and expensive looking, often with beautiful details
15
7.7
Very rich and expensive in a way that shows great wealth
14
5.2
Having a calm, impressive way of looking and behaving
12
5.2
A large, impressive show with bright effects and fancy scenes
7
7.0
Respected and impressive in a calm, serious way
5
8.5
Very beautiful and impressive in a way people admire
4
6.1
Have great size and luxury that shows much wealth
3
7.9
Showing a strong, commanding way of speaking or acting
2
8.1
Grand and dignified in a way a rich, powerful person acts
1
4.1
Very impressive and making people feel amazed
1
7.7
Large and impressive in a way that makes people feel wonder
1
7.5
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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6.2
A group of citizens who decide if there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime
- Specialized
7
7.4
A severe epileptic seizure that makes a person lose consciousness and have strong body jerks
3
4.0
A large S-shaped waterway that runs through Venice and is lined with old buildings
- Formal
3
8.2
A royal woman with high rank who is the wife of a grand duke or holds the title herself
- Archaic
2
9.3
A long trip through Europe to learn about art and culture, popular in the 1700s
A national park in northwest Wyoming with tall rocky mountains and wild animals
1
9.9
A main Islamic religious leader who decides how religious law should be followed in a country
- Archaic
1
8.4
The main Buddhist leader of Tibet who was once its political ruler, often the Dalai Lama
- US
1
7.9
A tall fir tree that grows on the Pacific coast with long curved branches and dark green needles
- Specialized
1
5.0
Severe seizures that make a person lose consciousness and have strong body jerks
A small country in northwestern Europe between France, Belgium and Germany that is famous for banks
A Russian state from the Middle Ages with Moscow as its capital that is the beginning of modern Russia
- UK
A gymnastics move on the horizontal bar where you swing all the way around with your body straight
A European war from 1689 to 1697 when France fought a group of other countries
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grand as an adjective comes from the French word grand meaning 'large' or 'great', so when something is called grand it looks large, impressive, or magnificent.