Sublime

//səˈblaɪm//

Synonyms for "sublime" (266 found)

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Strong matches (79)

Related words (133)

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Translations

64 translations across 25 languages.

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Armenian

2 entries
  • վեհ adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • վեհ adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • благороден adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • величествен adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • възвишен adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • грандиозен adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)

Catalan

2 entries
  • sublim adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • sublim adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 崇高 adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Czech

1 entries
  • vznešený adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Danish

1 entries
  • sublim adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • impona adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • majesta adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • nobla adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Finnish

4 entries
  • hämmästyttävä adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • mahtipontinen adj (of language, style, or writing: expressing opinions in a grand way)
  • suurenmoinen adj (used as an honorific to refer to someone of high office or status, especially the Ottoman sultan; or to things associated with such a person)
  • ylevä adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

French

1 entries
  • sublime adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Galician

2 entries
  • sublime adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • sublime noun (something which is sublime)

German

4 entries
  • erhaben adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • grandios adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • hehr adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • nobel adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Greek

1 entries
  • επιβλητικός adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • előkelő adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • emelkedett adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • fennkölt adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • fenséges adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)

Italian

1 entries
  • sublime adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 崇高 adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • 高邁 adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Korean

1 entries
  • 숭고한 adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • возвишен adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • возвишен adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • sublim adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Old Norse

1 entries
  • gǫfugr adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Polish

1 entries
  • wzniosły adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • sublime adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • sublime noun (something which is sublime)

Russian

4 entries
  • вели́чественный adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • возвы́шенный adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • впечатля́ющий adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • потряса́ющий adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • ऋष्व adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • ùzvīšen adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)
  • у̀звӣшен adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Spanish

3 entries
  • portentoso adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • sublime adj (of an aspect of art or nature: causing awe or deep respect due to its beauty or magnificence — see also awe-inspiring, impressive)
  • sublime adj (of a person: dignified, majestic, noble — see also dignified, majestic, noble)

Sample sentences

64 total sentences available.

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It was sublime scenery.

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His death was a sublime self-sacrifice.

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His martial arts prowess has already reached a level of sublime perfection.

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The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous, and one step above the ridiculous makes the sublime again.

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