What are some opposite words for excellence?
Antonyms for excellence
ˈɛk sə lənsex·cel·lence
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term excellence.
Wiktionary
excellencenoun
Synonyms:
goodness, pre-eminence, perfection, purity, worth, greatness, superiorityexcellencenoun
The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority in virtue.
Synonyms:
perfection, goodness, superiority, pre-eminence, purity, greatness, worthexcellencenoun
Something in which one excels.
Synonyms:
purity, pre-eminence, worth, perfection, greatness, superiority, goodnessexcellencenoun
An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one excels or is eminent; a virtue.
Synonyms:
worth, goodness, superiority, greatness, perfection, purity, pre-eminence
English Synonyms and Antonyms
excellence
Virtue (Latin virtus, primarily manly strength or courage, from vir, a man, a hero) is, in its full sense, goodness that is victorious through trial, perhaps through temptation and conflict. Goodness, the being morally good, may be much less than virtue, as lacking the strength that comes from trial and conflict, or it may be very much more than virtue, as rising sublimely above the possibility of temptation and conflict — the infantile as contrasted with the divine goodness. Virtue is distinctively human; we do not predicate it of God. Morality is conformity to the moral law in action, whether in matters concerning ourselves or others, whether with or without right principle. Honesty and probity are used especially of one's relations to his fellow men, probity being to honesty much what virtue in some respects is to goodness; probity is honesty tried and proved, especially in those things that are beyond the reach of legal requirement; above the commercial sense, honesty may be applied to the highest truthfulness of the soul to and with itself and its Maker. Integrity, in the full sense, is moral wholeness without a flaw; when used, as it often is, of contracts and dealings, it has reference to inherent character and principle, and denotes much more than superficial or conventional honesty. Honor is a lofty honesty that scorns fraud or wrong as base and unworthy of itself. Honor rises far above thought of the motto that "honesty is the best policy." Purity is freedom from all admixture, especially of that which debases; it is chastity both of heart and life, but of the life because from the heart. Duty, the rendering of what is due to any person or in any relation, is, in this connection, the fulfilment of moral obligation. Rectitude and righteousness denote conformity to the standard of right, whether in heart or act; righteousness is used especially in the religious sense. Uprightness refers especially to conduct. Virtuousness is a quality of the soul or of action; in the latter sense it is the essence of virtuous action. Compare INNOCENT; JUSTICE; RELIGION.
Compare synonyms for SIN.
Antonyms:
evil, vice, viciousness, wickedness, wrongSynonyms:
chastity, duty, faithfulness, goodness, honesty, honor, integrity, justice, morality, probity, purity, rectitude, righteousness, rightness, truth, uprightness, virtue, virtuousness, worth, worthiness
Princeton's WordNet
excellencenoun
the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree
Synonyms:
excellencyexcellence, excellencynoun
an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
"a center of manufacturing excellence"; "the use of herbs is one of the excellencies of French cuisine"
Synonyms:
excellency
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
excellencenoun
Synonyms:
preëminence, transcendence, superiority, eminence, integrity, probity, goodness, worth, merit, virtue
How to use excellence in a sentence?
This is not a feat of excellence. It's a feat fuelled by desperation caused due to the callous attitude of the government.
If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.
For us, the core principle is the Boston Marathon is an international athletic event focused on competition and excellence, we start there, every time. Including last year.
Excellence is best described as doing the right things right - selecting the most important things to be done and then accomplishing them 100% correctly.
With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1673 | wrong | |
#2474 | vice | |
#3009 | evil | |
#4722 | excellence | |
#39121 | wickedness | |
#136569 | viciousness |
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