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cenotaph: Many monuments have been established in memory of
those who died in the war. 2 testimony, testimonial, testament,
token, witness, record, evidence, example, exemplar: The book
will survive as a lasting monument to her scholarship.
monumental
adj. 1 staggering, awe-inspiring, outstanding, prominent,
stupendous, vast, awesome, epoch-making, historic,
history-making, memorable, lasting, permanent, unforgettable,
significant, notable, noteworthy, impressive, marvellous,
prodigious, wonderful, wondrous, spectacular, magnificent,
grand, striking, glorious, enduring, classic: This work is a
monumental contribution to linguistic theory. 2 massive, huge,
gigantic, enormous, prodigious, colossal, immense, vast,
tremendous: These monumental stones, each as big as a house,
were dragged from a quarry hundreds of miles away. 3
commemorative, memorial: A monumental obelisk will be raised to
mark the battle. 4 egregious, catastrophic, calamitous, huge,
enormous, awful, abject, terrible, unforgivable, unbelievable,
monstrous, Colloq whopping: Announcing our plans in advance
could prove to be a monumental blunder.
mood n. 1 humour, attitude, inclination, disposition, nature,
temper, frame of mind, spirit, atmosphere, sense, feeling: The
mood of the people is rebellious. She's in a bad mood. 2 in the
mood. ready, willing, eager, keen, (well-)disposed, inclined,
sympathetic, minded: I'm not in the mood for a film tonight,
but I am in the mood to go dancing.
moody adj. 1 sullen, melancholy, blue, sad, unhappy, dejected,
depressed, crestfallen, downcast, despondent, chap-fallen, in
the doldrums, downhearted, gloomy, glum, moping, mopy, mopish,
sulky, sulking, morose, brooding, broody, heavy-hearted, dour,
cheerless, dismal, desolate, disconsolate, lugubrious,
disheartened, saturnine, Colloq down in the mouth, (down) in the
dumps, out of sorts, US off (one's) feed: He's been moody the
past few days, and I don't know how to cheer him up. 2 testy,
crotchety, short-tempered, abrupt, short, curt, impatient,
crabby, crusty, huffy, huffish, crabbed, cantankerous,
curmudgeonly, ill-humoured, ill-tempered, cranky, petulant,
waspish, temperamental, snappish, snappy, irritable, peevish,
cranky, touchy, piqued; in a (fit of) pique, in high dudgeon:
If I were you, I shouldn't ask her for a favour today as she's