Awesome
Awesome adjective - Causing wonder or astonishment.
Usage example: the awesome power of the sea
Portentous and awesome are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Portentous" instead an adjective "Awesome".
Nearby Word: awesomely
Portentous
Portentous adjective - Causing wonder or astonishment.
Usage example: in 1969 people regarded the first landing on the moon as a truly portentous event
Awesome and portentous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Awesome" instead an adjective "Portentous".
Nearby Words: portent, portentously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- exceptional and awesome
- exceptional and portentous
- impressive and awesome
- impressive and portentous
- dire and awesome
- dire and portentous
- wonderful and awesome
- wonderful and portentous
- remarkable and awesome
- remarkable and portentous
- extraordinary and awesome
- extraordinary and portentous
- fearful and awesome
- fearful and portentous
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