Definitions

par excellence

[pahr ek-suh-lahns, ek-suh-lans, pa-rek-se-lahns] / pɑr ˌɛk səˈlɑns, ˈɛk səˌlæns, pa rɛk sɛˈlɑ̃s /

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superior adj.
of highest quality adv.

ADJECTIVE

superior

Synonyms

WEAK

excellent preeminent quintessential supreme

ADVERB

of highest quality

Synonyms

WEAK

eminently importantly incomparably preeminent preeminently superior superiorly supremely the most

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par excellence

He casts himself as a problem-solver and negotiator par excellence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

In her infamous Brisbane speech, Shriver hailed the novelist as cultural appropriator par excellence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

Deb Dassow has Midwest Mom vibes par excellence: short, well-styled gray hair; colorful blousy top; statement necklace.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2024

Warm, vivid and funny, Shalhoub and Aghdashloo are theatrical storytellers par excellence, tapped movingly into their characters’ lifetime of memories.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

The opening words of Antony’s funeral oration in Julius Caesar are, covertly, an ethos appeal par excellence: a positioning of the speaker with relation to the crowd.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith