English Explanatory Dictionary

excellent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having excelled, having surpassed.
  2. Of higher or the highest quality; splendid.
  3. Exceptionally good of its kind.
  4. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.
adv
  1. Excellently.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛksələnt/ /ˈɛksɪlənt/ /ˈɛkslənt/ en-us-excellent.ogg

Word forms

excellent more excellent most excellent

Etymology

From Middle English excellent, from Old French excellent, from Latin excellēns (“elevated, exalted”), present participle of excellō (“elevate, exult”), equivalent to excel + -ent.

Synonyms

ace admirable amazing awe-inspiring awesome badass bang on bang-up studly based beatific beneship bitching blissful bomb brilliant bully celestial cher choice chronic chur cock on commendable cool copacetic crackerjack cushty dank def delightful divine dope epic excellent exceptional exemplary exquisite extraordinary fab fabulous fantabulosa fantastic fierce finger-lickin' good fire fireball first-rate fly frabjous glorious gnarly goated great grouse heavenlike heavenly immaculate impeccable incredible

Antonyms

poor terrible bad inferior

Related words

excel best

Derived words

eggcellent excellence excellently excellentness my very excellent mother just served us nine pizzas sexcellent superexcellent unexcellent
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