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Impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so

Conceived on a very grand or ambitious scale

Affectedly grand or self-important in behavior, speech or manner

Characterized by, or suggestive of, luxury

Bold, audacious or showy in behavior or manner

Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important

Highly unusual, typically beyond the realms of plausibility or credibility

Ambitious or difficult to achieve

More than is necessary, normal, or desirable

Marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and etiquette

Modeled on, or aiming for, a state in which everything is perfect

Large in size, amount, level or degree

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Adjective

Impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so

fit for a prince

fit for a queen

fit for a princess

bigger than life

tall in the saddle

out of this world

larger-than-life

one for the book

something to write home about

highly regarded

well thought of

of high standing

much-publicized

in the public eye

having made a name for oneself

well-thought-of

highest-ranking

worthy of mention

in the limelight

highly esteemed

highly thought of

of the first rank

much publicized

self-respecting

made a display of

too good to be true

of the first water

state-of-the-art

of the first order

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

top-of-the-line

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“As the claimant to China's political and cultural heritage, they have built in a grandiose classical style.”

Adjective

Conceived on a very grand or ambitious scale

“If nothing else, this current council has shown that it is incapable of spending public money wisely once it's swept up in a grandiose plan.”

Adjective

Affectedly grand or self-important in behavior, speech or manner

hyperventilated

full of hot air

with the gift of the gab

circumlocutionary

full of verbiage

highly decorated

able to talk the hind legs off a donkey

having kissed the Blarney Stone

running on at the mouth

having kissed the Blarney stone

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“However, despite the grandiose pomposity and patent self-interest of some of their claims, a case can be made for the veracity of Soja and Dear's thesis that Los Angeles has assumed the mantle of the uber-postmodern city.”

Adjective

Characterized by, or suggestive of, luxury

pleasure-loving

fit for a queen

in the lap of luxury

lavishly appointed

out of this world

no-expense-spared

with good taste

with all the extras

with all the options

with bells and whistles

pleasure-seeking

fancily decorated

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Adjective

Bold, audacious or showy in behavior or manner

over the top OTT

exhibitionistic

hyperventilated

putting on the ritz

fancily decorated

with all the extras

with all the options

with bells and whistles

brightly colored^US

brightly coloured^UK

cheap and nasty

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Adjective

Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important

high-and-mighty

self-centred^UK

self-centered^US

high and mighty

self-opinionated

full of oneself

full of yourself

offensively self-assertive

pleased with yourself

full of airs and graces

full of hot air

self-congratulatory

self-glorifying

too big for your boots

holier-than-thou

putting on airs

on your high horse

self-aggrandizing

throwing one's weight around

self-respecting

too big for your breeches

self-complacent

self-flattering

self-applauding

self-gratulatory

self-dramatizing

on a high horse

swollen with pride

throwing one's weight about

throwing weight around

of preconceived ideas

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Adjective

Of great size

of considerable size

not inconsiderable

extremely large

larger-than-life

not to be sneezed at

earth-shattering

all-encompassing

interdisciplinary

multidisciplinary

cross-disciplinary

disproportionate

worth taking into account

wide physically

across-the-board

intercontinental

across the board

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Adjective

Highly unusual, typically beyond the realms of plausibility or credibility

out of the ordinary

never to be forgotten

off beaten path

out of this world

hard to swallow

scarcely credible

incomprehensible

won't hold water

hard to believe

beyond the bounds of possibility

difficult to believe

out of the question

uncharacteristic

inconsequential

self-contradictory

highly unlikely

not in the least likely

unrepresentative

in a league of its own

without parallel

unsubstantiated

feather-brained

not able to hold water

imcomprehensible

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

beyond possibility

off your trolley

beyond your ken

ground-breaking

thin on the ground

few and far between

extremely implausible

extremely unlikely

extremely doubtful

extremely difficult to believe

not to be thought of

out of the common

beyond all reason

out of all reason

inapprehensible

beyond one's wildest dreams

not understandable

beyond the realm of reason

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Adjective

Ambitious or difficult to achieve

difficult to achieve

pick-and-shovel

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Adjective

More than is necessary, normal, or desirable

disproportionate

overextravagant

recrementitious

out of all proportion

surplus to requirements

beyond the pale

pleasure-seeking

self-gratifying

excessively high

not the done thing

pleasure-loving

costing an arm and a leg

blown up out of all proportion

over one's head

through the ceiling

untrammelled^UK

of considerable size

not quite the thing

root-and-branch

spreading like wildfire

out of proportion

life-threatening

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

extremely large

larger-than-life

more than enough

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Adjective

Marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and etiquette

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

overconscientious

self-respecting

highly regarded

well thought of

cool as a cucumber

fit for a prince

fit for a queen

fit for a princess

well-thought-of

tall in the saddle

highest-ranking

self-sufficient

self-controlled

in the public eye

of great consequence

of the first rank

one for the book

something to write home about

out of this world

of high standing

highly esteemed

highly thought of

well-proportioned

tall and dignified

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Adjective

Modeled on, or aiming for, a state in which everything is perfect

out of this world

out-of-this-world

dream come true

extraterrestrial

too good to be true

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Adjective

Large in size, amount, level or degree

not to be sneezed at

worth taking into account

moderately good

disproportionate

earth-shattering

generously proportioned

extremely large

larger-than-life

recognizable^US

fair-to-middling

distinguishable

fair to middling

run-of-the-mill

recognisable^UK

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