Synonyms of excellent

excellent

adjective

ˈek-s(ə-)lənt 

as in wonderful

of the very best kind

fast-food fans rate this chain's fries as excellent

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excellent

Reams of excellent books and documentaries are available chronicling the scene’s foresight and velocity, from Techno Rebels and Electrochoc to Assembling a Black Counter Culture and God Said Give ’Em Drum Machines. — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026

Materials Most igloo dog houses are constructed from a hard structural foam that is durable and weatherproof, providing excellent insulation and keeping harsh winds out. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Around the middle of the night, Mars and Jupiter come into view above the east-northeast horizon and just before the break of dawn are in excellent position, soaring high in the southern sky in the vicinity of the Sickle of Leo the Lion. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Does the amount of grant funding really say whether a medical school trains excellent physicians? — Ian Kingsbury, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026