excellent | meaning of excellent in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
THESAURUS
excellent
extremely good or of very high quality
His English was excellent.
an excellent piece of work
great
spoken
Great
is less
excellent
, and is the
extremely good.is less formal than, and is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English
‘Did you have a good holiday?’ ‘It was great!’
He did a great job as captain.
fantastic/terrific/wonderful
spoken
great
or
excellent
extremely good. These words sound even more excited thanor
‘I passed my exam.’ ‘That’s fantastic!’
Last year Jess had a terrific season, averaging eleven points a game.
The trip will be a wonderful opportunity for the children.
amazing/incredible
extremely good in a surprising and exciting way
an amazing view of Tokyo
The trip was an incredible experience.
superb
extremely good – used especially when you are very impressed by something
The acting was superb.
There is a superb range of cheeses.
first-class
of a high quality and much better than most others
The service is first-class.
a first-class restaurant
outstanding
extremely good – used when saying how well someone does something
He’s an outstanding player.
It was an outstanding performance by a talented young actor.
exceptional
unusually good – used when saying that someone or something is much better than any others
She has an exceptional talent.
He writes good essays, but I wouldn’t say that his work is particularly exceptional.
Merits are given as an honour for exceptional achievement.
out of this world
[
not before noun
]
spoken informal
used when saying that something is so good that it is better than anything you could have imagined
The food is out of this world.
awesome
especially American English
very good
It was an awesome concert.
