Synonyms for spectacular
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Amazing or worthy of special notice.
The parachutists were spectacular.
- adj. 2
Related to, or having the character of, a spectacle or entertainment.
Related words
- Word family
- speckie spectacularity spectacularly spectacularness spectacle species speculate
- Phrases
- spectacular mark
Example sentences
- wonderful The music we listened to last night was wonderful.
- fantastic It would be fantastic if you could do that for me.
- outstanding Tom got an "Outstanding!" sticker on his homework.
- glorious The heroes were congratulated with a glorious song.
- priceless Giving birth to newborns is a priceless life gift.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| spectacular | steady | |
| wonderful | rising | |
| fantastic | rising | |
| outstanding | falling | |
| glorious | rising | |
| priceless | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- dandy2
- 7 letters
- salient3
- 8 letters
- dramatic3, striking2, glorious3
- 9 letters
- wonderful3, fantastic3, prominent3, priceless2
- 11 letters
- outstanding3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dandy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- spectaculaire
- Italiano
- spettacolare
- Deutsch
- spektakulär
- Català
- espectacular