: marked to the highest degree by grandeur, excellence, brilliance, or competence
superbly
adverb
superbness
noun
Synonyms
- A-OK
- A1
- awesome
- bang-up
- banner
- beautiful
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- boffo
- bonny [chiefly British]
- bonnie
- boss [slang]
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- choice
- classic
- cool [slang]
- corking
- crackerjack
- cracking
- dandy
- divine
- dope [slang]
- down [slang]
- dynamite
- excellent
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fantabulous [slang]
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- four-star
- frontline
- gangbusters
- gangbuster
- gilt-edged
- gilt-edge
- gone [slang]
- grand
- great
- groovy
- heavenly
- high-class
- hot
- hype [slang]
- immense
- jim-dandy
- keen
- lovely
- marvelous
- marvellous
- mean
- neat
- nifty
- noble
- number one
- No. 1
- numero uno
- out-of-sight [slang]
- par excellence
- peachy
- peachy keen
- phat [slang]
- prime
- primo [slang]
- prize
- prizewinning
- quality
- radical [slang]
- righteous [slang]
- sensational
- slick
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping [chiefly British]
- unsurpassed
- wizard [chiefly British]
- wonderful
Examples of superb in a Sentence
They've done a superb job.
The performance was absolutely superb.
Recent Examples on the Web
Often threatening to drown in a generalized wetness, the play benefits immensely from the detail and discipline of Birney’s superb performance.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
Instead, the chefs deftly apply techniques used to make their superb noodle soup to each dish.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
The Dream got a big boost by signing Gray, a superb 3-and-D guard, in the offseason.
—Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Dodgers shortstop Kiké Hernández made a superb backhand snag of Tatis’ 111-mph one-hopper and fired to second baseman Mookie Betts to start a double play to end the third.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
Baker and her director, the superb and unshowy James Macdonald, share a grasp of tempo and dynamic so assured and expertly patient that your heartbeat at the end of Infinite Life’s intermission-less hour and three-quarters may well belie the fact that no one onstage has ever raised their voice.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
Those hush puppies are superb, with a tender, sweet crumb beneath a crisp golden brown crust.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
The dress’s detailing is superb with slits on the sleeve right where the rapper’s hand is.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
Hewson and Gordon-Levitt are superb, as are the songs.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
Instead, the chefs deftly apply techniques used to make their superb noodle soup to each dish.
—Elazar Sontag, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2023
The Dream got a big boost by signing Gray, a superb 3-and-D guard, in the offseason.
—Ethan Fuller, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Dodgers shortstop Kiké Hernández made a superb backhand snag of Tatis’ 111-mph one-hopper and fired to second baseman Mookie Betts to start a double play to end the third.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
Baker and her director, the superb and unshowy James Macdonald, share a grasp of tempo and dynamic so assured and expertly patient that your heartbeat at the end of Infinite Life’s intermission-less hour and three-quarters may well belie the fact that no one onstage has ever raised their voice.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2023
Those hush puppies are superb, with a tender, sweet crumb beneath a crisp golden brown crust.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
The dress’s detailing is superb with slits on the sleeve right where the rapper’s hand is.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
Hewson and Gordon-Levitt are superb, as are the songs.
—Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
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“Superb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superb. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.
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superb
adjective
su·perb
su̇-ˈpərb 
: outstandingly excellent, impressive, or beautiful
superb quality
was a superb pianist
superbly
adverb
superbness
noun
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