All ceremonious synonyms
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C c adj ceremonious
- civil — You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.
- courteous — Someone who is courteous is polite and respectful to other people.
- courtly — You use courtly to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way.
- decorous — Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- deferential — Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
- dignified — characterized or marked by dignity of aspect or manner; stately; decorous: dignified conduct.
- grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- impressive — having the ability to impress the mind; arousing admiration, awe, respect, etc.; moving; admirable: an impressive ceremony; an impressive appearance.
- majestic — characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or imposing aspect; stately; grand: the majestic Alps.
- moving — capable of or having movement: a moving object.
- precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- proper — adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- punctilious — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- seemly — fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous: Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly.
- solemn — grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks.
- starchy — of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
- stately — majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc.: a stately home.
- stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- striking — Military. describing a fighter-bomber aircraft designed to carry large payloads at high speeds and low altitudes and also to engage in air-to-air combat.
adjective ceremonious
- formal — being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
- grand — impressive in size, appearance, or general effect: grand mountain scenery.
- regal — of or relating to a king; royal: the regal power.
- imperious — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- pompous — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- ritual — an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.