We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

impressive Would you like to see something really impressive?
magnificent Have you honestly ever seen a view so magnificent?
majestic "This is my cat, Cookie." "What a majestic floof!"
stately A government official's stately mansion was looted.
dominant As a dominant, I need aftercare after some scenes.
striking Striking differences existed between the two boys.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
imposing		steady
impressive		steady
magnificent		steady
majestic		rising
stately		rising
dominant		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters: grand¹, proud¹, awful², noble², lofty²
6 letters: august², superb², solemn², portly², kingly², lordly²
7 letters: sublime², stately², pompous²
8 letters: striking², dominant³, splendid², majestic³, princely², baronial
9 letters: effective³, dignified³, grandiose³
10 letters: impressive³, commanding³, ceremonial⁵
11 letters: magnificent⁴, magisterial⁵
13 letters: distinguished³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (awful² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: imposant
Italiano: considerevole
Español: majestuoso
Deutsch: erhaben
Català: majestuós