greatest
- admirable adj.
- all adj.
- arch adj.
- best adj.
- best adj.
- cardinal adj.
- champion adj.
- elite adj.
- fabulous adj.
- first adj.
- high-grade adj.
- largest adj.
- leading adj.
- loftiest adj.
- marvelous adj.
- maximal adj.
- maximum adj.
- optimal adj.
- optimum adj.
- outstanding adj.
- peerless adj.
- primary/prime adj.
- principal adj.
- remarkable adj.
- ripping adj.
- superlative adj.
- top adj.
- topmost adj.
- topmost adj.
- unparalleled adj.
- unrivaled adj.
- unsurpassed adj.
- uppermost adj.
- utmost adj.
- apex n.
- peak n.
- pinnacle n.
- victor n.
Example Sentences
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If there’s resistance to giving Christopher Nolan back-to-back best picture winners, the greatest threat might come from a movie occupying the same lane, an auteur-driven epic lauded by critics and embraced by audiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Kipchoge is considered one of the greatest long-distance runners of all time, winning two Olympic marathon golds, plus a silver and bronze over 5000m.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
"My greatest honour is that these photos have been able to leave the borders of Gaza," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
From the greatest genre series to less obvious links, like the preposterous shenanigans at Paddy’s Pub, Serling left his mark on screens large and small, and on American audiences.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
Phineas Gage's mother said her son exhibited himself here at P. T. Barnum's American Museum on Broadway in New York City Barnum was the gaudiest showman and greatest hoaxer of his age.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
