Splendid
adj.joyful, capablewarm
What it means
Excellent, impressive, or beautiful.
Reach for it when expressing warm, slightly elevated approval of excellence or beauty
The restored hall looked splendid in the morning light.
Choose between these
6- playful
when enthusiastic British informality suits the audience
not when Smashing can sound dated or region-specific outside casual conversation.
- warm
when personal delight matters more than formal evaluation
not when Wonderful can praise an experience without saying it was grand or beautiful.
- professional
when high quality should be stated clearly and directly
not when Excellent is precise but lacks the headword's warmth and flourish.
- professional
when comparing craftsmanship or service with a high standard
not when First-rate sounds evaluative and practical rather than joyful.
- formal
when impressive scale or dignity leads the praise
not when Magnificent is grander and may inflate a modest but delightful success.
- literary
when beauty or pleasure feels radiant and celebratory
not when Glorious carries emotional intensity that a merely fine result may not earn.
Said against
3- dreadful
- poor
- shabby
It naturally appears in
3- splendid example
Her repair offered a splendid example of patient craftsmanship.
- splendid view
A splendid view of the harbor rewarded the early climb.
- splendid job
The volunteers did a splendid job restoring the garden paths.
The word family
1Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English adjective, excellent or magnificent sense opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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