| 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 |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most excellent |
Synonyms: |
10, A-1, ace, bad*, beyond compare, boss*, capital, champion, chief, choicest, cool*, culminating, finest, first, first-class, first-rate, foremost, greatest, highest, incomparable, inimitable, leading, matchless, nonpareil, number 1, optimum, out-of-sight, outstanding, paramount, peerless, perfect, preeminent, premium, prime, primo, principal, sans pareil, second to none, super, superlative, supreme, terrific, tops, tough, transcendent, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed |
Antonyms: |
worst |
| Main Entry: | consummate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ultimate, best |
Synonyms: |
able, absolute, accomplished, complete, conspicuous, downright, faultless, finished, flawless, gifted, ideal, impeccable, inimitable, matchless, out-and-out, peerless, perfect, perfected, polished, positive, practiced, ripe, skilled, superb, superlative, supreme, talented, thoroughgoing, total, trained, transcendent, unmitigated, unqualified, unsurpassable, utter, virtuosic, whole |
Antonyms: |
incomplete, unfinished, worst |
| Main Entry: | divine |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | godlike, perfect |
Synonyms: |
all-powerful, almighty, ambrosial, angelic, anointed, beatific, beautiful, blissful, celestial, consecrated, deific, deistic, eternal, exalted, excellent, glorious, godly, hallowed, heavenly, holy, immaculate, magnificent, marvelous, mystical, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, rapturous, religious, sacramental, sacred, sacrosanct, sanctified, spiritual, splendid, superhuman, superlative, supernatural, supreme, theistic, transcendent, transcendental, transmundane, unearthly, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | excellent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, wonderful |
Synonyms: |
A-1, accomplished, admirable, attractive, capital, certified, champion, choice, choicest, desirable, distinctive, distinguished, estimable, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, fine, finest, first, first-class, first-rate, good, great, high, incomparable, invaluable, magnificent, meritorious, notable, noted, outstanding, peerless, piked, premium, priceless, prime, select, skillful, sterling, striking, superb, superlative, supreme, tiptop, top-notch, transcendent, world-class |
Antonyms: |
bad, failing, imperfect, indistinguished, inferior, poor, second-class, second-rate, unnoteworthy, unworthy |
| Main Entry: | exquisite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, excellent, finely detailed |
Synonyms: |
admirable, attractive, charming, choice, comely, consummate, cultivated, dainty, delicate, delicious, discerning, discriminating, elegant, errorless, ethereal, fastidious, fine, flawless, impeccable, incomparable, irreproachable, lovely, matchless, meticulous, outstanding, peerless, perfect, pleasing, polished, precious, precise, rare, recherché, refined, select, selective, splendid, striking, subtle, superb, superior, superlative |
Antonyms: |
crude, flawed, horrible, horrifying, imperfect, inferior, poor, ugly |
| Main Entry: | great |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, celebrated |
Synonyms: |
august, capital, chief, commanding, dignified, distinguished, eminent, exalted, excellent, famed, famous, fine, glorious, grand, heroic, high-minded, highly regarded, honorable, idealistic, illustrious, impressive, leading, lofty, magnanimous, main, major, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, paramount, primary, principal, prominent, puissant, regal, remarkable, renowned, royal, stately, sublime, superior, superlative, talented |
Antonyms: |
infamous, insignificant, powerless, uncelebrated, undignified, unimportant, unknown, weak |
| 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: | masterful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expert, skilled |
Synonyms: |
adept, adroit, clever, consummate, crack, crackerjack*, deft, dexterous, excellent, exquisite, fine, finished, first-rate, master, masterly, preeminent, proficient, skillful, superior, superlative, supreme, transcendent |
Antonyms: |
amateurish, ignorant, stupid, unproficient, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | matchless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unequalled, unique |
Synonyms: |
alone, consummate, excellent, exquisite, incomparable, inimitable, nonpareil, only, peerless, perfect, superior, superlative, supreme, unapproached, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled |
Antonyms: |
common, commonplace, mediocre, regular, usual |