superlative

[suh-pur-luh-tiv, soo-] / səˈpɜr lə tɪv, sʊ- /

ADJECTIVE

excellent, first-class

Synonyms

STRONGEST

magnificent outstanding peerless superb transcendent unparalleled

STRONG

best capital crack extreme optimum tops winning

WEAK

A-1 accomplished all-time consummate effusive exaggerated excessive finished gilt-edge greatest highest hundred-proof inflated matchless of highest order standout supreme surpassing unexcelled unrivaled unsurpassed world-class

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad inferior ordinary poor second-rate

STRONG

least worst

WEAK

low lowest second-class

Example Sentences

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“The more investors believe in this continuing productivity boom, the more money investors will make as the superlative returns for the leading Mag 7 become the superlative returns for the lagging Rest.”

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Mr. Hunter is unquestionably among the first tier of American playwrights, and his crystalline works are bountiful gifts to actors, in this case particularly the superlative Paul Sparks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

When it comes to the superlative, time-eclipsing musical achievements of The Beatles, technological innovation has been there every step of the way.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

McLaren clinched their second consecutive constructors' championship in Singapore with six races still to go, but their superlative form of earlier in the season has taken a dip.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

As the last rabbits disappeared underground the Wide Patrol, which had followed them from Caesar’s Belt with superlative skill and discipline, veered away in a half-circle to the east and then turned for Efrafa.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

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