| Main Entry: | standout |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rare |
Synonyms: |
attenuate, attenuated, deficient, exceptional, extraordinary, few, few and far between, flimsy, inconceivable, isolated, light, limited, magnificent, occasional, out of the ordinary, outstanding, preeminent, rarefied, recherché, remarkable, scanty*, scarce, scattered, seldom, semioccasional, short, singular, sparse, sporadic, strange, subtile, subtle, tenuous, thin, towering, uncommon, unfrequent, unheard of, unimaginable, unique, unlikely, unthinkable, unusual, unwonted |
| Main Entry: | important |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | valuable, substantial |
Synonyms: |
big, big-league, chief, considerable, conspicuous, critical, crucial, decisive, determining, earnest, essential, esteemed, exceptional, exigent, extensive, far-reaching, foremost, front-page, grave, great, heavy, imperative, importunate, influential, large, marked, material, mattering much, meaningful, momentous, necessary, of moment, of note, of substance, paramount, ponderous, pressing, primary, principal, relevant, salient, serious, signal, significant, something, standout, urgent, vital, weighty |
Antonyms: |
inappreciable, insignificant, little, nonessential, small, trivial, unimportant, unsubstantial |
| Main Entry: | magnificent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | glorious, wonderful |
Synonyms: |
arresting, august, brilliant, chivalric, commanding, elegant, elevated, exalted, excellent, fine, glittering, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, high-minded, imperial, imposing, impressive, lavish, lofty, luxurious, magnanimous, magnific, majestic, noble, opulent, outstanding, palatial, plush, pompous, posh, proud, radiant, regal, resplendent, rich, royal, smashing, splendid, standout, stately, striking, sublime, sumptuous, superb, superior, superlative, swanky, towering, transcendent |
| Notes: | magnificent means characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; magniloquent means lofty and extravagant in speech |
Antonyms: |
bad, offensive, poor, ugly |
| Main Entry: | memorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noteworthy, significant |
Synonyms: |
A-1, big-league, bodacious, catchy, celebrated, critical, crucial, decisive, distinguished, doozie, enduring, eventful, extraordinary, famous, great, heavy*, heavyweight, historic, hot*, illustrious, important, impressive, indelible, interesting, lasting, major-league, meaningful, mind-blowing*, momentous, monumental, notable, observable, red-letter, remarkable, rememberable, rubric, serious, signal, something, standout, striking, super, surpassing, terrible, terrific, top-drawer, unforgettable |
Antonyms: |
forgettable, insignificant, unimpressive, unnoteworthy |
| Main Entry: | noteworthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important |
Synonyms: |
boss*, conspicuous, cool*, evident, exceptional, extraordinary, heavy*, high-profile, hot*, major-league, manifest, meaningful, memorable, mind-blowing*, murder, nameable, notable, noticeable, observable, outstanding, patent, prominent, red-letter, remarkable, serious, significant, something else, splash*, stand-out, super, terrific, the end, underlined, unique, unusual, utmost |
Antonyms: |
common, inconsequential, insignificant, ordinary, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | outstanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, excellent |
Synonyms: |
A-1, A-number-1, ace*, bad*, boss*, capital*, celebrated, chief, cool*, crack*, distinguished, dominant, eminent, eventful, exceptional, famous, far-out, great, greatest, hundred-proof, important, impressive, magnificent, main, major, meritorious, momentous, mostest, number one, out-of-sight, out-of-this-world, phenomenal, predominant, preeminent, primo, principal, special, standout, star, steller, super, superior, superlative, tops, well-known, world-class |
Antonyms: |
average, bad, inferior, ordinary, poor, regular, unexceptional, unremarkable |
| 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, splendiferous, splendorous, standout, state-of-the-art*, stunning, sublime, super, superior, superlative, unrivaled, very best |
Antonyms: |
bad, inferior, poor, second-rate |
| Main Entry: | superlative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, first-class |
Synonyms: |
A-1, accomplished, all-time, best, capital, consummate, crack, effusive, exaggerated, excessive, extreme, finished, gilt-edge, greatest, highest, hundred-proof, inflated, magnificent, matchless, of highest order, optimum, outstanding, peerless, standout, superb, supreme, surpassing, tops, transcendent, unexcelled, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed, winning, world-class |
Antonyms: |
low, lowest, poor, second-class |
| Main Entry: | unique |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | one-of-a-kind; without equal |
Synonyms: |
anomalous, best, exceptional, extraordinary, far-out, incomparable, inimitable, matchless, most, nonpareil, novel, only, peerless, primo, rare, singular, something else, special, standout, strange, uncommon, unequaled, unexampled, unimaginable, unmatched, unparagoned, unparalleled, unprecedented, unreal, unrivaled, utmost, weird* |
Antonyms: |
like, similar, standard, trite |