excellent adjective – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
excellent
outstanding
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perfect
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superb
These words all describe something that is extremely good.
excellent
extremely good.
Excellent
is used especially about standards of service or of something that somebody has worked to produce:
The rooms are excellent value at $20 a night.
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He speaks excellent English.
Excellent
is also used to show that you are very pleased about something or that you approve of something:
You can all come? Excellent!
outstanding
extremely good.
Outstanding
is used especially about how well somebody does something or how good somebody is at something:
an outstanding achievement
perfect
so good that it could not be better.
Perfect
is used especially about conditions or how suitable something is for a purpose:
Conditions were perfect for walking.
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She came up with the perfect excuse.
superb
(
informal
) extremely good or impressive:
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The facilities at the hotel are superb.
) extremely good or impressive:
