excellent

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/ˈɛksələnt/

adj 4adv 1

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound | become

consider sth

Most parents consider the new restaurant excellent for family dinners.

ADV

most, really, truly | absolutely, quite | rather

generally

The reviews for that restaurant are generally excellent, so we should definitely try it.

uniformly

The food at that restaurant was uniformly excellent, from the appetizers to the desserts.

apparently | potentially

otherwise

The restaurant was otherwise excellent, though the service was disappointingly slow.

PREP

My teacher says I'm excellent at solving difficult math problems.

for

This training program is excellent for beginners who want to improve their fitness quickly.

Definitions

adj

Having excelled, having surpassed.

Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.

A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.

Exceptionally good of its kind.

Bill and Ted had an excellent adventure last week in preparation for their history exam.

Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.

Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.

Elizabeth, therefore, who was an excellent hypocrite

Their sorrows are most excellent.

adv

Excellently.

Lucian, in his tract de Mercede conductis, hath excellent well deciphered such men's proceedings in his picture of Opulentia […].

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — very good

first-class
fantabulous
splendid
ripping

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.

Wiktionary

Bill and Ted had an excellent adventure last week in preparation for their history exam.

Wiktionary

Lucian, in his tract de Mercede conductis, hath excellent well deciphered such men's proceedings in his picture of Opulentia […].

Wiktionary

You did an excellent job.

Tatoeba · #16171

Your examination results are excellent.

Tatoeba · #17113

Usage Notes

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In some senses, excellent is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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