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excellent

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈek-s(ə-)lənt\
    • /ˈeksələnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈek-s(ə-)lənt\

Definitions of excellent word

  • noun excellent Used to indicate approval or pleasure. 1
  • adjective excellent admirable, superior 1
  • adjective excellent person 1
  • interjection excellent very good 1
  • adjective excellent Something that is excellent is very good indeed. 0
  • exclamation excellent Some people say 'Excellent!' to show that they approve of something. 0

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Parts of speech for Excellent

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adjective
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preposition
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excellent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for excellent

noun excellent

  • good thing — (convention)   (From the 1930 Sellar and Yeatman parody "1066 And All That") Often capitalised; always pronounced as if capitalised. 1. Self-evidently wonderful to anyone in a position to notice: "The Trailblazer's 19.2 Kbaud PEP mode with on-the-fly Lempel-Ziv compression is a Good Thing for sites relaying netnews". 2. Something that can't possibly have any ill side-effects and may save considerable grief later: "Removing the self-modifying code from that shared library would be a Good Thing". 3. When said of software tools or libraries, as in "Yacc is a Good Thing", specifically connotes that the thing has drastically reduced a programmer's work load. Opposite: Bad Thing, compare big win.
  • crackerjack — Someone or something that is crackerjack is excellent or of very high quality.
  • beauty — Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.

adjective excellent

  • outstanding — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
  • phat — Typesetting. fat (def 23).
  • brilliant — A brilliant person, idea, or performance is extremely clever or skilful.
  • first-rate — excellent; superb.
  • admirable — An admirable quality or action is one that deserves to be praised and admired.

Antonyms for excellent

adjective excellent

  • poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
  • bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
  • common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
  • crude — A crude method or measurement is not exact or detailed, but may be useful or correct in a rough, general way.
  • detestable — If you say that someone or something is detestable, you mean you dislike them very much.

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