Synonyms of boffo

boffo

adjective

ˈbä-(ˌ)fō 

as in excellent

of the very best kind

a boffo performance that wowed even Broadway's toughest critics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• terrific
• wonderful
• great
• superb
• awesome
• lovely
• stellar
• fabulous
• prime
• fantastic
• marvelous
• beautiful
• fine
• hot
• classic
• quality
• neat
• famous
• superlative
• splendid
• sensational
• first-rate
• nifty
• slick
• heavenly
• too much
• cool
• bang-up
• dandy
• first-class
• divine
• good
• swell
• top
• grand
• superior
• topping
• sterling
• groovy
• top-notch
• top-shelf
• brave
• primo
• immense
• gangbusters
• high-class
• cracking
• first-string
• topflight
• blue-ribbon
• blue-chip
• fantabulous
• exceptional
• peachy
• crackerjack
• fab
• jim-dandy
• banner
• out of this world
• unsurpassed
• corking
• bumper
• prize
• choice
• decent
• noble
• keen
• dynamite
• par excellence
• boss
• mean
• supernal
• tip-top
• dope
• number one
• gone
• prizewinning
• capital
• righteous
• frontline
• radical
• bully
• A1
• wizard
• phat
• top-of-the-line
• hype
• out-of-sight
• five-star
• A-OK
• better
• adequate
• bonny
• numero uno
• four-star
• down
• brag
• gilt-edged
• special
• satisfactory
• peachy keen
• acceptable
• OK
• all right
• passable
• fancy
• tolerable
• traditional
• classical
• high-grade
• premium
• high-test
• standard
• select
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• awful
• lousy
• wretched
• rotten
• pathetic
• atrocious
• vile
• bad
• execrable
• unsatisfactory
• inferior
• substandard
• low-grade
• mediocre
• middling
• second-class
• second-rate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of boffo

But there was a time in Hollywood, long ago, when campus unrest actually was considered boffo, greenlight-worthy material. — Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024

Its latest boffo performance came in a 59-18 victory over Maryland, when Michigan held the Terrapins’ dynamic passing attack to 178 yards and stanched one possession after another. — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 23 Nov. 2021

More evidence is the boffo fundraising by the National Republican Congressional Committee so far. — Rich Lowry, National Review, 21 May 2021

Expect ritualistic apologies for Monday’s outage and insanely boffo user-growth numbers. — Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 26 Aug. 2020

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