Impressive in appearance:
— An imposing residence.

synonyms: baronial, noble, stately.

Roget 873: distinguished, distingue [Fr.], noted; of note etc. n.; honored etc. v.; popular; fashionable etc. 852.    in good odor in; favor, in high favor; reputable, respectable, creditable.    remarkable etc. (important) 642; notable, notorious; celebrated, renowned, ion every one's mouth, talked of; famous, famed; far-famed; conspicuous, to the front; foremost; in the front rank, in the ascendant.    imperishable, deathless, immortal, never fading, aere perennius [Lat.]; time honored.    illustrious, glorious, splendid, brilliant, radiant; bright etc. 420; full-blown; honorific.    eminent, prominent; high etc. 206; in the zenith; at the head of, at the top of the tree; peerless, of the first water.   ; superior etc. 33; supereminent, preeminent.    great, dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august, princely.    imposing, solemn, transcendent, majestic, sacred, sublime, heaven-born, heroic, sans peur et sans reproche [Fr.]; sacrosanct.    ... show more

Roget 642: important; of importance etc. n.; momentous, material; to the point; not to be overlooked, not to be despised, not to be sneezed at; egregious; weighty etc. (influential) 175; of note etc. (repute) 873; notable, prominent, salient, signal; memorable, remarkable; unforgettable; worthy of remark, worthy of notice; never to be forgotten; stirring, eventful.    grave, serious, earnest, noble, grand, solemn, impressive, commanding, imposing.    urgent, pressing, critical, instant.    paramount, essential, vital, all-absorbing, radical, cardinal, chief, main, prime, primary, principal, leading, capital, foremost, overruling; of vital importance &c.. in the front rank, first-rate; superior etc. 33; considerable etc. (great) 31; marked etc. v.; rare etc. 137.    significant, telling, trenchant, emphatic, pregnant; tanti [Lat.].    ... show more

Roget 824: excited etc. v.; wrought up, up the qui vive [Fr.], astir, sparkling; in a quiver etc. 821, in a fever, in a ferment, in a blaze, in a state of excitement; in hysterics; black in the face, overwrought, tense, taught, on a razor's edge; hot, red-hot, flushed, feverish; all of a twitter, in a pucker; with quivering lips, with tears in one's eyes.    flaming; boiling over; ebullient, seething; foaming at the mouth; fuming, raging, carried away by passion, wild, raving, frantic, mad, distracted, beside oneself, out of one's wits, ready to burst, bouleverse^†, demoniacal.    lost, eperdu [Fr.], tempest-tossed; haggard; ready to sink.    stung to the quick, up, on one's high ropes.    exciting, absorbing, riveting, distracting etc. v.; impressive, warm, glowing, fervid, swelling, imposing, spirit-stirring, thrilling; high-wrought; soul-stirring, soul-subduing; heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling; agonizing etc. (painful) 830; telling, sensational, hysterical; overpowering, overwhelming; more than flesh and blood can bear; yellow.    piquant etc. (pungent) 392; spicy, appetizing, provocative, provoquant^†, tantalizing.    eager to go, anxious to go, chafing at the bit.    ... show more

Used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person:
— The monarch's imposing presence.

synonyms: distinguished, grand, magisterial.

Polish: dystyngowany