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ex·cel·lent

excellent

 
 
pronunciation:
ek s lihnt
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition: of high quality; extremely good; superior.
I can recommend some excellent restaurants downtown.She's putting in a lot of thought and effort, and her school work is excellent as a result.
synonyms:
classic, exceptional, fine, outstanding, select, splendid, super, superior, topnotch, tremendous
antonyms:
average, awful, execrable, ghastly, inferior, marginal, mediocre, poor, sorry, terrible, third-rate, woeful, wretched
similar words:
ace, apple-pie, banner, beautiful, best, blue-ribbon, brave, bully, capital, choice, dandy, fabulous, fancy, fantastic, favorable, first-rate, great, magnificent, out of this world, prime, quality, royal, sterling, strong, sublime, superb, superlative, swell, terrific, top-drawer, wonderful
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derivation: excellently (adv.)
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