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superlative

• (s) highest in quality greatest, sterling,

Nouns

• (n) an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
  • the critics lavished superlatives on it
• (n) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
  • his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
  • the artist's gifts are at their acme
  • at the height of her career
  • the peak of perfection
  • summer was at its peak
  • ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
  • the summit of his ambition
  • so many highest superlatives achieved by man
  • at the top of his profession
  acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, elevation, height, pinnacle, peak, top,
• (n) the superlative form of an adjective or adverb
  • "fastest" is the superlative of the adjective "fast"
  • "least famous" is the superlative degree of the adjective "famous"
  • "most surely" is the superlative of the adverb "surely"
  superlative degree,

Synonyms

greatest sterling acme meridian summit tiptop elevation height pinnacle peak top superlative degree

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