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cenotaph: Many monuments have been established in memory <strong>of</strong><br />

those who died in the war. 2 testimony, testimonial, testament,<br />

token, witness, record, evidence, example, exemplar: <strong>The</strong> book<br />

will survive as a lasting monument to her scholarship.<br />

monumental<br />

adj. 1 staggering, awe-inspiring, outstanding, prominent,<br />

stupendous, vast, awesome, epoch-making, historic,<br />

history-making, memorable, lasting, permanent, unforgettable,<br />

significant, notable, noteworthy, impressive, marvellous,<br />

prodigious, wonderful, wondrous, spectacular, magnificent,<br />

grand, striking, glorious, enduring, classic: This work is a<br />

monumental contribution to linguistic theory. 2 massive, huge,<br />

gigantic, enormous, prodigious, colossal, immense, vast,<br />

tremendous: <strong>The</strong>se monumental stones, each as big as a house,<br />

were dragged from a quarry hundreds <strong>of</strong> miles away. 3<br />

commemorative, memorial: A monumental obelisk will be raised to<br />

mark the battle. 4 egregious, catastrophic, calamitous, huge,<br />

enormous, awful, abject, terrible, unforgivable, unbelievable,<br />

monstrous, Colloq whopping: <strong>An</strong>nouncing our plans in advance<br />

could prove to be a monumental blunder.<br />

mood n. 1 humour, attitude, inclination, disposition, nature,<br />

temper, frame <strong>of</strong> mind, spirit, atmosphere, sense, feeling: <strong>The</strong><br />

mood <strong>of</strong> the people is rebellious. She's in a bad mood. 2 in the<br />

mood. ready, willing, eager, keen, (well-)disposed, inclined,<br />

sympathetic, minded: I'm not in the mood for a film tonight,<br />

but I am in the mood to go dancing.<br />

moody adj. 1 sullen, melancholy, blue, sad, unhappy, dejected,<br />

depressed, crestfallen, downcast, despondent, chap-fallen, in<br />

the doldrums, downhearted, gloomy, glum, moping, mopy, mopish,<br />

sulky, sulking, morose, brooding, broody, heavy-hearted, dour,<br />

cheerless, dismal, desolate, disconsolate, lugubrious,<br />

disheartened, saturnine, Colloq down in the mouth, (down) in the<br />

dumps, out <strong>of</strong> sorts, US <strong>of</strong>f (one's) feed: He's been moody the<br />

past few days, and I don't know how to cheer him up. 2 testy,<br />

crotchety, short-tempered, abrupt, short, curt, impatient,<br />

crabby, crusty, huffy, huffish, crabbed, cantankerous,<br />

curmudgeonly, ill-humoured, ill-tempered, cranky, petulant,<br />

waspish, temperamental, snappish, snappy, irritable, peevish,<br />

cranky, touchy, piqued; in a (fit <strong>of</strong>) pique, in high dudgeon:<br />

If I were you, I shouldn't ask her for a favour today as she's

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