superb

[soo-purb, suh-] / sʊˈpɜrb, sə- /

ADJECTIVE

excellent, first-rate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admirable best breathtaking elegant exquisite fine glorious gorgeous great magnificent marvelous outstanding solid splendid stunning sublime superior superlative

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

bad contemptible crude homely humble inferior insignificant ordinary poor regular rough shameful ugly unrefined

WEAK

second-rate

Example Sentences

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Considering the momentum being arrested, the braking performance was superb.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

First, Taofifenua's superb finish in the corner extended Montpellier's lead, and Lenni Nouchi then powered over as the French side put one hand on the trophy.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Director Margaret Brown follows up her superb four-part series from last year, about a multiple homicide in Texas in 1991, with a fifth episode on the subsequent solving of the crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The 32-year-old has a superb Test record, with 76 wickets at an average of 22.92 from his 20 matches.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Because Tycho was such a superb observer and had built such accurate instruments, this was the most sensitive search for parallax yet undertaken.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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