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Definitions

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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The Gunners keeper made four superb saves in his latest excellent display in the 1-0 Champions League victory over Sporting, with Kai Havertz hitting a late winner.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Comprising 30 objects, the one-room presentation occupies the hallowed funerary gallery at the far-west end of the superb Egyptian wing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers,” reads the epigraph to Sara Pennypacker’s superb novel “The Lions’ Run.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

For any doubters, “The Power of Life” makes it clear that Lamarck was a superb naturalist, whose work deserves more respect than it receives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

But as a boat builder he was superb.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck