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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | peerless |
| Synonyms: | best, beyond compare, champion, excellent, faultless, greatest, incomparable, matchless, outstanding, perfect, second to none, super, superior, supreme, tops, unequaled, unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed, without equal |
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most excellent |
| Synonyms: | 10, A-1, ace, bad*, beyond compare, boss*, capital, champion, chief, choicest, cool*, culminating, finest, first, first-class, first-rate, foremost, greatest, highest, incomparable, inimitable, leading, matchless, nonpareil, number 1, optimum, out-of-sight, outstanding, paramount, peerless, perfect, preeminent, premium, prime, primo, principal, sans pareil, second to none, super, superlative, supreme, terrific, tops, tough, transcendent, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed |
| Antonyms: | worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | matchless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unequalled, unique |
| Synonyms: | alone, consummate, excellent, exquisite, incomparable, inimitable, nonpareil, only, peerless, perfect, superior, superlative, supreme, unapproached, unmatched, unparalleled, unrivaled |
| Antonyms: | common, commonplace, mediocre, regular, usual |
| Main Entry: | only |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | singular |
| Synonyms: | alone, apart, by oneself, exclusive, individual, isolated, lone, matchless, once in a lifetime, one, one and only, one shot, onliest, particular, peerless, single, sole, solitary, solo, unaccompanied, unequaled, unique, unparalleled, unrivaled |
| Main Entry: | peerless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having no equal; superior |
| Synonyms: | aces, all-time, alone, best, beyond compare, champion, excellent, faultless, gilt-edge, greatest, incomparable, matchless, most, nonpareil*, only, outstanding, perfect, second to none, solid-gold, super, superlative, supreme, tops, unequaled, unexampled, unique, unmatched, unparagoned, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed, world class |
| Antonyms: | imperfect, inferior, lowly, mediocre, secondary, subordinate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | principal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most important |
| Synonyms: | arch, capital, cardinal, champion, chief, controlling, crowning, dominant, essential, first, foremost, greatest, head, highest, incomparable, key, leading, main, mainline, major, matchless, maximum, outstanding, paramount, peerless, predominant, preeminent, premier, prevailing, primary, prime, prominent, second-to-none, sovereign, star, stellar, strongest, supereminent, superior, supreme, transcendent, unapproachable, unequaled, unparalleled, unrivaled |
| Notes: | principle means fundamental, as in beliefs or truths or understandings and it is always a noun; principal can be a noun or adjective meaning chief or of first importance |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, extra, least, lesser, minor, secondary, trivial, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | single |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alone, distinct |
| Synonyms: | distinguished, especial, exceptional, exclusive, individual, indivisible, isolated, lone, loner, not general, not public, odd, one, only, original, particular, peerless, personal, private, rare, restricted, secluded, separate, separated, simple, singled-out, singular, sole, solitary, special, specific, strange, unalloyed, unblended, uncommon, uncompounded, undivided, unique, unitary, unmixed, unrivaled, unshared, unusual, without equal |
| Antonyms: | combined, double, mixed, together, united |
| Main Entry: | superb |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, first-rate |
| Synonyms: | admirable, august, best, breathtaking, choice, elegant, elevated, exalted, exquisite, fine, glorious, gorgeous, grand, great, lofty, magnificent, majestic, marvelous, matchless, noble, optimal, optimum, outstanding, peerless, prime, proud, resplendent, solid, splendid, splendiferous, splendorous, standout, state-of-the-art*, stunning, sublime, super, superior, superlative, unrivaled, very best |
| Antonyms: | bad, inferior, poor, second-rate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superlative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, first-class |
| Synonyms: | A-1, accomplished, all-time, best, capital, consummate, crack, effusive, exaggerated, excessive, extreme, finished, gilt-edge, greatest, highest, hundred-proof, inflated, magnificent, matchless, of highest order, optimum, outstanding, peerless, standout, superb, supreme, surpassing, tops, transcendent, unexcelled, unparalleled, unrivaled, unsurpassed, winning, world-class |
| Notes: | positive is the ordinary form of a word, with comparative conveying the sense of greater intensity of the adjective and superlative reflecting the greatest intensity of the adjective |
| Antonyms: | low, lowest, poor, second-class |
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