Antonyms of adj glorious
3 senses of glorious
Sense 1
glorious (vs. inglorious) -- (having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature")
inglorious (vs. glorious) -- (not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest")
=> obscure, unknown, unsung -- (not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war")
Sense 2
brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid -- (characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony")
INDIRECT (VIA impressive) -> unimpressive -- (not capable of impressing)
Sense 3
glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous -- (having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity")
INDIRECT (VIA beautiful) -> ugly -- (displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture")
Similarity of adj glorious
3 senses of glorious
Sense 1
glorious (vs. inglorious) -- (having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature")
=> bright -- (splendid; "the bright stars of stage and screen"; "a bright moment in history"; "the bright pageantry of court")
=> celebrated, historied, storied -- (having an illustrious past)
=> divine, elysian, inspired -- (being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance")
=> empyreal, empyrean, sublime -- (inspiring awe; "well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity"- M.S.Dworkin; "empyrean aplomb"- Hamilton Basso; "the sublime beauty of the night")
=> illustrious -- (having or conferring glory; "an illustrious achievement")
=> incandescent -- (characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance; "an incandescent performance")
=> lustrous -- (brilliant; "set a lustrous example for others to follow"; "lustrous actors of the time")
Also See-> known#1
Sense 2
brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid -- (characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony")
=> impressive (vs. unimpressive) -- (making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony")
Sense 3
glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous -- (having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity")
=> beautiful (vs. ugly) -- (delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party")