excellent

[ ek-suh-luhnt ]

adjective

1. possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; remarkably good.

   Synonyms: admirable, prime, first-rate, fine, choice, estimable, worthy

   Antonyms: inferior

2. Archaic. extraordinary; superior.

excellent

/ ˈɛksələnt /

adjective

1. exceptionally good; extremely meritorious; superior

Derived Forms

• ˈexcellently, adverb

Other Words From

• excel·lent·ly adverb
• super·excel·lent adjective
• super·excel·lent·ly adverb
• un·excel·lent adjective
• un·excel·lent·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of excellent¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin excellent-, stem of excellēns, present participle of excellere excel

Example Sentences

The San Diego Symphony finally has a concert hall worthy of the excellent orchestra and its exciting Venezuelan music director, Rafael Payare, thanks to the renovation of its century-old former movie palace.

From Los Angeles Times

Democrat George Whitesides, newly elected to the House of Representatives from California, said in an email he believes Isaacman will be “excellent.”

From Science Magazine

It has excellent electrical performance even on thin and bendable plastic substrates, and it has demonstrated stable operation in bending tests of over 5,000 cycles.

From Science Daily

Simulation models are excellent digital laboratories that allow researchers to interrogate and check their assumptions about the world in ways otherwise not possible in real-world experiments.

From Science Daily

Fulham were excellent against Tottenham on Sunday and their boss Marco Silva is probably still scratching his head about how they lost so heavily to Wolves the last time they were at Craven Cottage.

From BBC

Related Words

• accomplished
• admirable
• attractive
• distinguished
• exceptional
• exemplary
• exquisite
• fine
• finest
• first-rate
• good
• great
• magnificent
• outstanding
• skillful
• sterling
• superb
• superlative