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| Main Entry: | optimum |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best |
| Synonyms: | -carat, ace, capital, choice, excellent, flawless, highest, ideal, matchless, maximum, optimal, peak, peerless, perfect, select, superlative, A1, choicest, gilt-edge, greatest, most advantageous, most favorable, solid gold, world class |
| Antonyms: | least, worst, poorest |
| Main Entry: | acme |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pinnacle of achievement or physical object |
| Synonyms: | apogee, climax, culmination, height, meridian, optimum, peak, summit, top, ultimate, vertex, zenith, capstone, high point, highest point |
| Antonyms: | nadir |
| Main Entry: | superb |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, first-rate |
| Synonyms: | admirable, august, best, breathtaking, choice, elegant, elevated, exalted, exquisite, fine, glorious, gorgeous, grand, great, lofty, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, matchless, noble, optimal, optimum, outstanding, peerless, prime, proud, resplendent, solid, splendid, state-of-the-art*, stunning, sublime, super, superior, superlative, unrivaled, splendiferous, splendorous, standout, very best |
| Antonyms: | bad, inferior, poor, second-rate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superlative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, first-class |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, all-time*, best, capital, consummate, crack, effusive, exaggerated, excessive, extreme, finished, highest, inflated, magnificent, matchless, optimum, outstanding, peerless, superb, supreme, transcendent, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed, winning, A-1*, gilt-edge, greatest, hundred-proof, of highest order, standout, surpassing, tops, unexcelled, world-class |
| Notes: | positive is the ordinary form of a word, with comparative conveying the sense of greater intensity of the adjective and superlative reflecting the greatest intensity of the adjective |
| Antonyms: | low, lowest, poor, second-class |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most excellent |
| Synonyms: | 10, ace, bad*, boss*, capital, champion, chief, cool*, first, first-class, first-rate, foremost, highest, incomparable, inimitable, leading, matchless, nonpareil, optimum, outstanding, paramount, peerless, perfect, preeminent, premium, prime, principal, super, superlative, supreme, terrific, tough, transcendent, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed, A-1*, beyond compare, choicest, culminating, finest, greatest, number 1, out-of-sight, primo, sans pareil, second to none, tops |
| Antonyms: | worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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