| Main Entry: | capital |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior |
Synonyms: |
best, champion, choice, crack, dandy, delightful, deluxe, excellent, famous, fine, first, first-class*, first-rate, five-star, fly, great, prime, splendid, superb, top, top-notch*, world-class |
| Notes: | the word capitol is from the Roman Capitoline Hill and the similarity between capitol and capital is purely coincidental; capitol applies to the building and capital to the seat of a government |
Antonyms: |
inferior, low-class, minor, poor, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | elite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, first-class |
Synonyms: |
aristocratic, choice, cool*, crack*, elect, exclusive, gilt-edged, greatest, noble, out of sight, out of this world, pick, selected, super, tip-top, top, top drawer, top-notch, topflight, upper-class, world-class |
Antonyms: |
common, low-class, lower, lower-class, ordinary, poor, worst |
| 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: | exceptional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, wonderful |
Synonyms: |
brainy, extraordinary, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high, marvelous, outstanding, phenomenal, premium, prodigious, remarkable, singular, special, superior, world-class |
Antonyms: |
inferior, mediocre, ok, unexceptional, unnoteworthy, unprodigious |
| 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: | primary/prime |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, principal |
Synonyms: |
capital, cardinal, chief, crackerjack*, dominant, excellent, fab, first, first-class*, greatest, heavy, highest, hot*, leading, main, number one, paramount, primo, state-of-the-art*, stellar, top, top-of-the-line, tough*, world-class |
Antonyms: |
inferior, least, minor, second-rate, secondary, subordinate, worst |
| Main Entry: | prominent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important; famous |
Synonyms: |
VIP, big-league, big-name, big-shot, celebrated, chief, distinguished, eminent, famed, foremost, great, high-profile, leading, main, notable, noted, notorious, outstanding, popular, preeminent, renowned, respected, top, underlined, well-known, well-thought-of, world-class |
Antonyms: |
common, obscure, ordinary, unimportant, unknown |
| Main Entry: | select |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, elite, preferable |
Synonyms: |
best, blue-chip, boss*, choice, chosen, cool*, cream*, culled, delicate, discriminating, eclectic, elect, elegant, exclusive, exquisite, favored, first-class*, first-rate, handpicked, limited, number one, pick, picked, posh, preferred, prime, privileged, rare, recherché, screened, selected, selective, special, superior, top, topnotch, tops, weeded, winner, winnowed, world-class |
Antonyms: |
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: | unparalleled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superlative |
Synonyms: |
all-time, alone, beyond compare, champ, champion, consummate, exceptional, greatest, incomparable, matchless, most, nonpareil, only, peerless, rare, single, singular, solid gold, ten, tops, unequaled, unique, unmatched, unprecedented, unrivaled, unsurpassed, winner, without equal, world-class |
Antonyms: |
inferior, lower, second-rate, surpassable |