elegant

The word “elegant” has 3 syllables: el-e-gant

It's pronounced as /ˈɛlɪɡənt/

What is synonym and antonym for elegant?

In the thesaurus, “elegant” has 118 synonyms and 67 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for elegant along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for elegant

a la mode
affected
appropriate
apt
aristocratic
artful
artistic
august
baronial
better
bijou
chic
choice
classic
classy
clever
comely
conservative
courtly
cultivated
cultured
dainty
delicate
dignified
effective
elite
excellent
exceptional
exclusive
exquisite
fabulous
fancy
fashionable
fine
first-class
first-rate
gallant
genteel
glorious
graceful
grand
grandiose
great
handsome
heroic
heroical
high-grade
imposing
in
ingenious
jewellike
lavish
luxurious
magnificent
majestic
marvellous
marvelous
modish
monumental
neat
nice
noble
opulent
ornamented
ornate
ostentatious
outstanding
overdone
par excellence
patrician
polished
posh
premium
pretentious
prime
proud
quiet
rare
refined
regal
restrained
rich
royal
select
sensational
sharp
silk-stocking
simple
sleek
smart
snappy
sophisticated
special
splendid
stately
stellar
sterling
stylish
stylized
sumptuous
superb
superior
superlative
supernal
swagger
swank
swanky
tasteful
terrific
tip-top
top
top-notch
transcendent
ultrarare
understated
unsurpassed
well-bred
wonderful

Antonyms for elegant

average
cheesy
coarse
commercial
common
crude
deficient
dowdy
dull
flamboyant
flashy
garish
gaudy
glitzy
graceless
gross
grotesque
inelegant
inferior
kitsch
kitschy
lesser
loud
low-grade
lowbrow
mass-produced
mediocre
old-fashioned
ordinary
plain
popular
raffish
rough
rough-edged
rough-hewn
rude
run-of-mine
run-of-the-mill
run-of-the-mine
second-class
second-rate
splashy
styleless
substandard
tacky
tasteless
tawdry
ticky-tack
ticky-tacky
trashy
ugly
unacceptable
uncouth
uncultivated
uncultured
undignified
unfashionable
unhandsome
unimpressive
unpolished
unrefined
unsatisfactory
unsophisticated
unstylish
untasteful
vulgar
wanting

Meanings of elegant

adjective
1. Characterised by or exhibiting elegance.
2. Characterised by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
3. Fine; doing well.

Example Sentences

She wore an elegant gown that impressed everyone at the gala.
The elegant design of the building made it a landmark in the city.
His speech was both elegant and inspiring, leaving a lasting impact.
They hosted an elegant dinner party with fine china and exquisite food.
The artist’s elegant brushstrokes brought the portrait to life.

On this page you'll find 185 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to elegant, such as: a la mode, affected, appropriate, apt, aristocratic, artful, artistic.

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