- very impressive synonym breathtaking
- The coastal road has spectacular scenery.
- Messi scored a spectacular goal.
- It was a spectacular achievement on their part.
- a spectacular display of fireworks
- The special effects were quite spectacular.
Extra Examples- The waterfall is truly spectacular.
- Their performance was good, if not spectacular.
- They were absolutely delighted with the show's spectacular success.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- fairly
- rather
- very
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Word Originlate 17th cent.: from spectacle, on the pattern of words such as oracular.Definitions on the go
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