140 Best Midjourney Terms: Visual Guide (+420 Copy-Paste Prompt Ideas)
Some of the best Midjourney prompts need just a single style modifier.
Midjourney can easily handle prompts written in natural language, which makes the popular practice of “splatterprompting” completely unnecessary.
I've been regularly sharing five Midjourney terms every month from late 2022 to early 2025, now included in the list below.
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Prompts shared before March 2023. Sample images are Midjourney Version 4.
Remember that all of the individual prompt modifiers on this list can be combined in any number of ways to create a unique look. Try to experiment!
1. “Exploded [subject] by Nychos”
Nychos is an illustrator and urban artist known for visually striking cross-section and X-ray images, often with gory details. Using the word “exploded” adds a sense of motion.
Sample images:
Copy-paste prompt ideas:
Exploded strawberry by NychosExploded rock…