Word meaning

sublime

adjective · suh-BLIME

What does sublime mean?

Sublime means of such excellence or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

Sublime in a sentence

“The view from the summit was sublime.”

Synonyms for sublime

  • magnificent
  • glorious
  • awe-inspiring

How to remember sublime

  • Say it out loud a few times: suh-BLIME.
  • Write one sentence of your own using sublime, about something that happened to you today.
  • Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.

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