| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent |
| Synonyms: | choice, exceptional, prime, select, selected, superior |
| Antonyms: | inferior, low, low-class, poor |
| Main Entry: | costly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expensive |
| Synonyms: | an arm and leg, cher, dear, excessive, executive, exorbitant, extortionate, extravagant, fancy, high, high-priced, highly priced, inordinate, precious, premium, pricey, steep, stiff*, top, valuable |
| Antonyms: | cheap, inexpensive, reasonable |
| Main Entry: | excellent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, wonderful |
| Synonyms: | A-1, accomplished, admirable, attractive, capital, certified, champion, choice, choicest, desirable, distinctive, distinguished, estimable, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, fine, finest, first, first-class, first-rate, good, great, high, incomparable, invaluable, magnificent, meritorious, notable, noted, outstanding, peerless, piked, premium, priceless, prime, select, skillful, sterling, striking, superb, superlative, supreme, tiptop, top-notch, transcendent, world-class |
| Antonyms: | bad, failing, imperfect, indistinguished, inferior, poor, second-class, second-rate, unnoteworthy, unworthy |
| Main Entry: | exceptional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, wonderful |
| Synonyms: | brainy, extraordinary, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high, marvelous, outstanding, phenomenal, premium, prodigious, remarkable, singular, special, superior, world-class |
| Notes: | egregious means conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; exceptional means well above average or surpassing what is common or usual or expected exceptional means 'exceeding the ordinary or expected'; exceptionable refers to something 'liable to objection or rejection' |
| Antonyms: | inferior, mediocre, ok, unexceptional, unnoteworthy, unprodigious |
| Main Entry: | splendid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, illustrious |
| Synonyms: | admirable, brilliant, celebrated, distinguished, divine, eminent, exceptional, exquisite, fantastic, fine, first-class, glorious, gorgeous, grand, great, heroic, impressive, magnificent, marvelous, matchless, outstanding, peerless, premium, proud, rare, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, royal, splendiferous, splendorous, sterling, sublime, superb, superlative, supreme, transcendent, unparalleled, unsurpassed, very good, wonderful |
| Antonyms: | humble, insignificant, ordinary, regular, usual |
| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | better, greater, higher; excellent |
| Synonyms: | a cut above, above, admirable, capital, choice, dandy, deluxe, distinguished, exceeding, exceptional, exclusive, expert, famous, fine, finer, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, good, good quality, grander, high-caliber, high-class, major, more advanced, more skillful, noteworthy, of higher rank, over, overlying, paramount, predominant, preferable, preferred, premium, prevailing, primary, remarkable, senior, superhuman, superincumbent, surpassing, unrivalled |
| Antonyms: | bad, below, inferior, lower, minor, poor |
| Main Entry: | high-priced |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | costly |
| Synonyms: | expensive, extravagant, precious, premium, pricey, steep |
| Main Entry: | first-rate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | highest quality |
| Synonyms: | A number 1, A-1, bang-up, best, best-quality, excellent, exceptional, first-class, great, highest-quality, marvelous, of the first water, of the highest type, outstanding, premium, super, superb, superior, superlative, supreme, top of the line, top-drawer, top-notch, unmatched, world-class |
| Main Entry: | topflight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent |
| Synonyms: | A-1, accomplished, ace, admirable, attractive, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, certified, champion, choice, choicest, desirable, distinctive, distinguished, estimable, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, fine, finest, first, first-class*, first-rate, good, great, high*, incomparable, invaluable, magnificent, meritorious, notable, noted, outstanding, peerless, piked, premium, priceless, prime*, quality, select, skillful, splendid, sterling, striking, superb, superior, superlative, supreme, terrific, tiptop, top, top-notch, transcendent, world-class |