PAR EXCELLENCE Synonyms: 174 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈpär-ˌek-sə-ˈläns

Definition of par excellence

as in excellent

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

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par excellence

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adverb

as in at all

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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 See All Example Sentences for par excellence

Recent Examples of Synonyms for par excellence

Adjective

Her shoes are already a favorite among industry insiders for their sleek appeal and excellent construction.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
In late September, the concept was thrust back into the public consciousness thanks to a Variety interview with actor Jack Innanen, who plays the Canadian himbo Paul Baker on the excellent sitcom Adults.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of excellent

Adverb

Because of those factors, and perhaps coupled with my love for the game and fervor for the assignment, the daily grind never felt like that at all.

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Judging by how things went at Paris Fashion Week this season, only some designers will get there in the same time frame, if at all.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of at all

Adjective

The pom-pom sandals at Givenchy were wonderful, fun, unexpected and exactly what fashion lovers are looking for from a spring runway show.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Expect to see rare bottles pulled from the shelves and all manner of weird and wonderful concoctions offered up from the menu and from their encyclopedic knowledge of drinks.

— Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonderful

Adverb

One of the other things that Claude noticed was that these array of associated reverse transcriptases seem to be isolated to jumbo phages, which have very large genomes for bacteriophage.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
There’s very few cases where a fan actually gets to stand beside the man and add onto the man’s legacy.

— Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of very

Adjective

These cans offer awesome sound features like Hi-Res clarity, 50 hours of battery life, a 5-minute fast charge that can give you 4 hours of playback.

— Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Technology is at the heart of facials, especially, from a skin analysis machine and facial sculpting wand to a cryotherapy mask that was positively icy—but also awesome—at -4 degrees Fahrenheit.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of awesome

Adverb

Experts attribute the extremely warm ocean temperatures that fueled Rachel, which peaked as a Category 3 hurricane, in part to El Niño.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
All this makes the Home app very easy to use, but extremely underpowered.

— Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of extremely

Adjective

Opposite the magnificent eighteenth-century Grand Théatre, the 150-room Regent Grand perfectly mirrors the aristocratic elegance of this lovely city, thanks to the exquisite interiors of designer Jacques Garcia.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
Amazon includes eight different color choices in this sale, from the lovely Chilled Lilac or Dewdrop Mint, all the way to the basic white or black options.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovely

Adverb

There is a lot of debate around in-person, hybrid and fully remote work.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Omelchenko appreciates the study authors’ ability to translate math to real life but notes that fully evaluating the possibilities of new stitches by using torus diagrams would be impractically expensive to compute.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

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