Synonyms for excellent
ˈɛk sə ləntex·cel·lent

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1. excellent

   Fine (Latin finis, end) denotes that which has been brought to a full end, finished. From this root-sense many derived meanings branch out, causing words quite remote from each other to be alike synonyms of fine. That which is truly finished, brought to an ideal end, is excellent of its kind, and beautiful, if a thing that admits of beauty; as, a fine house, fine trees, a fine woman, a fine morning; if a thing that admits of the removal of impurities, it is not finished till these are removed, and hence fine signifies clarified, clear, pure, refined; as, fine gold. That which is finished is apt to be polished, smooth to the touch, minutely exact in outline; hence fine comes to be a synonym for all words like dainty, delicate, exquisite; as, fine manners, a fine touch, fine perceptions. As that which is delicate is apt to be small, by an easy extension of meaning fine becomes a synonym for slender, slight, minute, comminuted; as, a fine thread, fine sand; or for filmy, tenuous, thin; as, a fine lace, fine wire; and as a thin edge is keen, sharp, fine becomes also a synonym for these words; as, a fine point, a fine edge. Compare BEAUTIFUL; MINUTE.

   Synonyms:
   beautiful, clarified, clear, comminuted, dainty, delicate, elegant, exquisite, fine, gauzy, handsome, keen, minute, nice, polished, pure, refined, sensitive, sharp, slender, slight, small, smooth, splendid, subtile, subtle, tenuous, thin

   Antonyms:
   big, blunt, clumsy, coarse, great, heavy, huge, immense, large, rude, stout, thick

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendidadjective

   very good;of the highest quality

   "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

   Synonyms:
   fantabulous, splendiferous, magnificent, resplendent, first-class, glorious, splendid, brilliant

   Antonyms:
   inferior

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1. great

   good; think to be fascinating.

   the water show in disneyland was great.

   Submitted by JP03 on January 6, 2015  

2. sobhan

   Submitted by rahutsagarika on April 25, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. excellentadjective

   Synonyms:
   superior, eminent, first-rate, sterling, peerless, prime, admirable, matchless, choice, CRACK, exquisite, transcendent, of the best, of the first water, superlatively good

2. excellentadjective

   Synonyms:
   virtuous, worthy, good, above or beyond all praise

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1. excellentadjective

   Synonyms:
   estimable, meritorious, good, worthy, choice

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1. List of paraphrases for "excellent":

   splendid, outstanding, good, wonderful, magnificent, superb, sterling, great, fine, remarkable, brilliant, first-rate, perfect, exceptional, exceilent, fantastic, excellence, first-class, admirable, marvellous, extraordinary, excellency, distinguished, -excellent, terrific

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1. William Shakespeare, "The Tempest", Act 3 scene 3:

   A kind Of excellent dumb discourse.

2. Ian Sams:

   Dick is an excellent lawyer who brings decades of experience that will be a valuable asset, as we have since the transition, we are ensuring The White House is prepared for the issues we are facing or will face in the future, and we have built and continue to build a strong legal team to conduct our work and serve the public and the President.

3. Jason Abrams:

   You go in, right, you’re tight, and you’re tense. You start going through the motions, and the poses, and stretching out, then when you’re done, you’re like, ‘I feel excellent.’.

4. Rebecca Hopkins:

   Charities want to achieve two things: donations and raising their profile, this campaign has done an excellent job of raising a huge amount of awareness very quickly ... The money doesn't come overnight; the campaign takes time to build.

5. John McCain:

   Think those were excellent words.