Synonyms and Antonyms of imposing
1
having or showing a formal and serious or reserved manner
- the president of the bank is exactly the sort of imposing figure that one might expect
decorous, proper, seemly
grave, grim, po-faced [British], sober, somber (or sombre)
aristocratic, elegant, elevated, handsome, lordly, magisterial, majestic, noble
2
large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception
- the corporation's imposing headquarters were designed by one of the nation's cutting-edge architects
august, baronial, epic, gallant, glorious, grand, grandiose, heroic (also heroical), Homeric, imperial, magnific, magnificent, majestic, massive, monumental, noble, proud, regal, royal, splendid, stately
colossal, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, tremendous
kingly, lordly, princely, queenly
awesome, awful, cosmic (also cosmical), sublime, wondrous
formidable, impressive, prepossessing, redoubtable
apocalyptic (also apocalyptical), inflated, operatic, overblown, pompous
marvelous (or marvellous), superb, terrific, wonderful
extravagant, lavish, luxurious, opulent, palatial, palatine, sumptuous
gorgeous, resplendent, splendiferous
extraordinary, killer, remarkable, sensational, striking
celestial, divine, heavenly
lowly, modest, unprepossessing
average, common, mediocre, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, second-rate
abject, mean, meretricious, shabby, sordid
insignificant, measly, paltry, petty, puny, trifling, trivial
