CEREMONIOUS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word ceremonious. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CEREMONIOUS
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| conventional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • following accepted customs and proprieties • (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy • unimaginative and conformist adjective satellite • conforming with accepted standards • represented in simplified or symbolic form • in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past • rigidly formal or bound by convention | ||||||||
| pompous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
| courtly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court | ||||||||
| decorous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct adjective satellite • according with custom or propriety | ||||||||
| dignified | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance adjective satellite • having or showing self-esteem | ||||||||
| formal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) • (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms noun • a lavish dance requiring formal attire • a gown for evening wear adjective satellite • characteristic of or befitting a person in authority • represented in simplified or symbolic form • logically deductive • refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court | ||||||||
| grand | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 • a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs adjective satellite • of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope • of or befitting a lord • ostentatiously rich and superior in quality • extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style • large and impressive in physical size or extent • the most important and magnificent in adornment • used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person | ||||||||
| official | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • having official authority or sanction • of or relating to an office noun • a worker who holds or is invested with an office • someone who administers the rules of a game or sport adjective satellite • verified officially • conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline • (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution | ||||||||
| precise | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • sharply exact or accurate or delimited adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | ||||||||
| ritualistic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or characterized by or adhering to ritualism | ||||||||
| stately | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • impressive in size, manner, or appearance • of size and dignity suggestive of a statue • refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court | ||||||||
| traditional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • consisting of or derived from tradition adjective satellite • pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines | ||||||||
