spectacular

  • (s) sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
    • a dramatic sunset
    • a dramatic pause
    • a spectacular display of northern lights
    • it was a spectacular play
    • his striking good looks always created a sensation
    striking, dramatic,
  • (s) characteristic of spectacles or drama
    • spectacular dives from the cliff
  • (s) having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
    • an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
    • a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
    • salient traits
    • a spectacular rise in prices
    • a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center
    • a striking resemblance between parent and child
    prominent, salient, outstanding, striking,

Nouns

  • (n) a lavishly produced performance
    • they put on a Christmas spectacular

Synonyms

striking dramatic prominent salient outstanding

Words of close approximity

spectacularly