There is in all men a demand for the superlative, so much so that the poor devil who has no other way of reaching it attains it by getting drunk.
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Superlative
/suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv/
Synonyms for "superlative" (270 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
architectural masterpiecedandiest
Strong matches (81)
exaggeratedexaggeratingexaggerationexaltedexcellentexceptionalexcessexcessiveexorbitanceexorbitantexpansionexquisiteextraordinaryextravaganceextravagantextremefantasticfatfiercefinest
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finishedfirst classfirst ratefirst-classfirst-rateflagrantflowerglaringgrandiloquencegrandiloquentgreatgreatestgrosshaughtyheighteninghighhigh flownhigh pitchedhigh-flownhigh-pitchedhigh-reachinghigh-sethigh-uphighesthucksteringhyperbolehyperbolichyperbolismincomparableinflatedinflationinordinacyinordinateintolerableloftymagnificationmagnificentmagnifiedmasterfulmatchlessmaximalmaximummonumentalmostmountingnonesuchnonpareilolympianoptimumout-and-out
Noun(9 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Determiner(1 words)
most ancient river valley
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outrightoutstandingouttoppingoverdoneoverdrawnoveremphasisoveremphasizedoveremphaticoverestimatedoverestimationovergreatoverkilloverlargeoverlookingoverpraisedoversoldoverstatedoverstatementoverstressedovertopping
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overwroughtparagonparamountpeerlessperfectpickpiece de resistancepolishedpositivepreciousprimeprizeprodigalprodigalityprofoundprofuseprofusenessprominentpronouncedproperpuffedpuffed uppufferypuffing upqueenquintessencerankrareregularsalt of the earthselectsensationalismshatteringshockingsingularsmashingsoaringspectacularspiringsplendidstarkstark-staringsteepsterlingstretchedstretchingsublimesupersuperbsuperexcellentsuperiorsupernalsupremesurpassingtall talkterrificthe bestthe best everthe topsthe veriestthe very bestthoroughthoroughgoingtip toptip-toptoptop notchtop-notchtoplesstoploftytopmosttoppingtopstotaltoutedtoutingtoweringtowerytravestyunbearableunbeatableunconscionableundeniableunequivocaluniqueunmitigatedunparalleledunqualifiedunrelievedunspoiledunsurpasseduplifteduppermostuprearedutmostuttervirtuoso
Noun(16 words)
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16 entriesadjectiveadverbcongratulationsdegreedegree of comparisondescriptorexcellenceextolmentgrammatical formkudoslevelpointpraisequalityquality termstage
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6 total sentences available.
Harun's review was brimming with superlative adjectives.
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The Governor-General was entertaining at a civil banquet in the evening. He is reported as having made a “superlative speech, congratulating the Victorians on their loyalty; […].”
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A twist is accordingly something especially good, and a big twist is the superlative of excellence.
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