Synonyms of par excellence

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adjective

ˈpär-ˌek-sə-ˈläns 

as in excellent

of the very best kind

sophisticated cuisine that is obviously the work of a chef par excellence

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

par excellence

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adverb

as in at all

Related Words

• at all
• very
• extremely
• fully
• however
• completely
• right
• half
• full
• anyway
• ever
• somehow
• anywise
• anyhow
• altogether
• someway
• exactly
• out

Dissimilar Words

• never
• nothing
• none
• no
• nowhere near
• nowise
• slightly
• noway
• barely
• scarcely
• hardly
• narrowly
• marginally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of par excellence

Adjective

The service South Africa’s hospitality culture, to many, is par excellence, and Echo’s nearly all-South African front-of-house team feels like a natural extension of this (just in briskier climes). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026

Taxidermy would become the visual medium par excellence illustrating European expansion—one far more accessible to a broader crowd than anything in books, private collections, or even early zoos. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 18 May 2026

The perception of Disney as an American institution par excellence became, in this period, a matter of legal and financial fact. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026

With an inventive concept inspired by the Dutch series De Verraders and a superbly dressed host, The Traitors is a murder mystery game show par excellence. — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026