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.
Source: tatoeba (907002)
Superlative
//suːˈpɜː.lə.tɪv//
Synonyms for "superlative" (258 found)
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Closest matches (52)
Strong matches (77)
elevatedeliteeminentenhancementenlargementetherealexaggeratedexaggeratingexaggerationexaltedexcellentexceptionalexcessexcessiveexorbitanceexorbitantexpansionexquisiteextraordinaryextravagance
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extravagantextremefantasticfatfiercefinestfinishedfirst classfirst ratefirst-classfirst-rateflagrantflowerglaringgrandiloquencegrandiloquentgreatgrosshaughtyheighteninghighhigh flownhigh pitchedhigh-flownhigh-pitchedhigh-reachinghigh-sethigh-uphighesthucksteringhyperbolehyperbolichyperbolismincomparableinflatedinflationinordinacyinordinateintolerableloftymagnificationmagnificentmagnifiedmasterfulmatchlessmaximalmaximummonumentalmostmountingnonesuch
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (129)
nonpareilolympianoptimumout-and-outoutrightoutstandingouttoppingoverdoneoverdrawnoveremphasisoveremphasizedoveremphaticoverestimatedoverestimationovergreatoverkilloverlargeoverlookingoverpraisedoversold
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overstatedoverstatementoverstressedovertoppingoverwroughtparagonparamountpeerlessperfectpickpiece de resistancepolishedpositivepreciousprimeprizeprodigalprodigalityprofoundprofuseprofusenessprominentpronouncedproperpuffedpuffed uppufferypuffing upqueenquintessencerankrareregularsalt of the earthselectsensationalismshatteringshockingsingularsmashingsoaringspectacularspiringsplendidstarkstark-staringsteepsterlingstretchedstretchingsublimesupersuperbsuperexcellentsuperiorsupernalsupremesurpassingtall talkterrificthe bestthe best everthe topsthe veriestthe very bestthoroughthoroughgoingtip toptip-toptoptop notchtop-notchtoplesstoploftytopmosttoppingtopstotaltoutedtoutingtoweringtowerytravestyunbearableunbeatableunconscionableundeniableunequivocaluniqueunmitigatedunparalleledunqualifiedunrelievedunspoiledunsurpasseduplifteduppermostuprearedutmostuttervirtuoso
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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11 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
7 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
129 translations across 46 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- superlatief noun (degree of comparison)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ὑπερθετικός adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- ὑπερθετικόν noun (degree of comparison)
Arabic
1 entries- دَرَجَة فَائِقَة noun (degree of comparison)
Armenian
4 entries- գերադրական adj (exceptionally good)
- գերադրական adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- գերադրական noun (highest degree of something)
- գերադրական noun (degree of comparison)
Belarusian
2 entries- найвышэ́йшы adj (exceptionally good)
- найвышэ́йшая ступе́нь noun (degree of comparison)
Breton
1 entries- derez-uhelañ noun (degree of comparison)
Bulgarian
4 entries- превъзхо́ден adj (exceptionally good)
- превъзходен adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- връх noun (highest degree of something)
- кулминация noun (highest degree of something)
Catalan
2 entries- superlatiu adj (exceptionally good)
- superlatiu adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 最高級 /最高级 noun (highest degree of something)
- 最高級 /最高级 noun (degree of comparison)
Czech
2 entries- superlativ noun (highest degree of something)
- superlativ noun (degree of comparison)
Danish
1 entries- superlativ noun (degree of comparison)
Dutch
4 entries- overtreffende trap adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- overtreffende trap noun (degree of comparison)
- overtreffende trap noun (adjective or adverb in the superlative degree)
- superlatief noun (degree of comparison)
Estonian
3 entries- üli noun (adjective or adverb in the superlative degree)
- ülim noun (adjective or adverb in the superlative degree)
- ülivõrre noun (degree of comparison)
Faroese
1 entries- hástig noun (highest degree of something)
Finnish
4 entries- erinomainen adj (exceptionally good)
- häikäisevä adj (exceptionally good)
- superlatiivinen adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- huippu noun (highest degree of something)
French
4 entries- superlatif adj (having the power to carry something or someone above, over or beyond others)
- superlatif adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- suprême adj (exceptionally good)
- summum noun (highest degree of something)
Georgian
2 entries- აღმატებითი noun (degree of comparison)
- აღმატებითი ხარისხი noun (degree of comparison)
German
4 entries- hervorragend adj (exceptionally good)
- höchst adj (exceptionally good)
- superlativ adj (exceptionally good)
- superlativisch adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
Greek
3 entries- υπερθετικός adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- υπερθετικό noun (degree of comparison)
- υπερθετικός noun (degree of comparison)
Hebrew
1 entries- מופלג noun (highest degree of something)
Hindi
1 entries- सर्वोत्कृष्ट adj (exceptionally good)
Hungarian
2 entries- felsőfokú adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- felsőfok noun (degree of comparison)
Irish
1 entries- sárchéim noun (degree of comparison)
Italian
4 entries- superlativo adj (exceptionally good)
- superlativo adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- superlativo noun (highest degree of something)
- superlativo noun (degree of comparison)
Japanese
1 entries- 最上級 noun (degree of comparison)
Korean
1 entries- 최상급 noun (degree of comparison)
Lithuanian
2 entries- aukščiausiasis noun (degree of comparison)
- aukščiausiasis laipsnis noun (degree of comparison)
Macedonian
1 entries- суперлатив noun (degree of comparison)
Malay
2 entries- kepalingan adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- superlatif adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
Norman
1 entries- supèrlatif noun (degree of comparison)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- eksepsjonell adj (exceptionally good)
- superlativisk adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- suveren adj (exceptionally good)
- superlativ noun (highest degree of something)
Old English
2 entries- oferstīgendlīċ adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- oferstīgendlīċ noun (degree of comparison)
Persian
1 entries- صفت برترین noun (degree of comparison)
Polish
4 entries- doskonały adj (exceptionally good)
- znakomity adj (exceptionally good)
- stopień najwyższy noun (degree of comparison)
- superlatyw noun (highest degree of something)
Portuguese
4 entries- superlativo adj (exceptionally good)
- supremo adj (exceptionally good)
- superlativo noun (highest degree of something)
- superlativo noun (degree of comparison)
Romanian
4 entries- superlativ adj (exceptionally good)
- superlativ adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- suprem adj (exceptionally good)
- superlativ noun (degree of comparison)
Russian
4 entries- велича́йший adj (exceptionally good)
- вы́сший adj (exceptionally good)
- высоча́йший adj (exceptionally good)
- наивы́сший adj (exceptionally good)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- feabhasach adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- feabhasach noun (degree of comparison)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- sȕperlatīv noun (degree of comparison)
- су̏перлатӣв noun (degree of comparison)
Slovak
4 entries- superlatívny adj (exceptionally good)
- superlatívny adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- superlativ noun (degree of comparison)
- superlatív noun (adjective or adverb in the superlative degree)
Slovene
3 entries- presežek noun (highest degree of something)
- presežnik noun (degree of comparison)
- superlativ noun (degree of comparison)
Spanish
3 entries- supremo adj (exceptionally good)
- superlativo noun (highest degree of something)
- superlativo noun (degree of comparison)
Swedish
1 entries- superlativ noun (degree of comparison)
Tagalog
2 entries- pasukdol adj (of or pertaining to the superlative degree)
- pasukdol noun (degree of comparison)
Thai
1 entries- ชั้นเยี่ยม noun (degree of comparison)
Ukrainian
2 entries- найви́щий adj (exceptionally good)
- найви́щий сту́пінь noun (degree of comparison)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Harun's review was brimming with superlative adjectives.
Source: tatoeba (8682907)
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; […].”
Source: wiktionary
A twist is accordingly something especially good, and a big twist is the superlative of excellence.
Source: wiktionary
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