Synonyms for superb
adj excellent, first-rate- admirable
- best
- breathtaking
- elegant
- exquisite
- fine
- glorious
- gorgeous
- great
- magnificent
- marvelous
- outstanding
- solid
- splendid
- stunning
- sublime
- superior
- superlative
- august
- choice
- elevated
- exalted
- grand
- lofty
- majestic
- matchless
- noble
- optimal
- optimum
- peerless
- prime
- proud
- resplendent
- splendiferous
- splendorous
- standout
- state-of-the-art
- super
- unrivaled
- very best
Antonyms for superb
- bad
- contemptible
- crude
- homely
- humble
- inferior
- insignificant
- ordinary
- poor
- regular
- rough
- shameful
- ugly
- unrefined
- second-rate
acer
acest
august
baronial
beautiful
- admirable
- alluring
- angelic
- appealing
- beauteous
- bewitching
- charming
- classy
- comely
- cute
- dazzling
- delicate
- delightful
- divine
- elegant
- enticing
- excellent
- exquisite
- fair
- fascinating
- fine
- foxy
- good-looking
- gorgeous
- graceful
- grand
- handsome
- ideal
- lovely
- magnificent
- marvelous
- nice
- pleasing
- pretty
- pulchritudinous
- radiant
- ravishing
- refined
- resplendent
- shapely
- sightly
- splendid
- statuesque
- stunning
- sublime
- superb
- symmetrical
- taking
- well-formed
- wonderful
Word Origin & History
1540s, "noble, magnificent" (of buildings, monuments, etc.), from Latin superbus "grand, proud, sumptuous," from super "above, over" (see super-). The second element probably is from PIE root *bhe- "to be." General sense of "very fine" developed by 1729.
Example Sentences forsuperb
The mists had now cleared off, and we were promised a superb day.
When that was finished, the three superb pieces of embroidery were put in their places.
He had superb health, so he spent most of what he made as it came to him.
She would not be wife, but what a wise, superb and faithful servant she made!
Moreover, Hetty had kept through all these years her superb health.
It amused me to imagine him dressed in superb Oriental costumes.
There was among them a superb Millet, which I should very much have liked to own.
The blanket lay at her feet, she was triumphant, she had a superb, glowing face.
An instant his superb eye resented, but then he pleasantly did my bidding.
The remarks of critics on this superb engraving are very strange and wide.