Antonyms for excellent
ˈɛk sə ləntex·cel·lent

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. excellent

   Fine (Latin finis, end) denotes that which has been brought to a full end, finished. From this root-sense many derived meanings branch out, causing words quite remote from each other to be alike synonyms of fine. That which is truly finished, brought to an ideal end, is excellent of its kind, and beautiful, if a thing that admits of beauty; as, a fine house, fine trees, a fine woman, a fine morning; if a thing that admits of the removal of impurities, it is not finished till these are removed, and hence fine signifies clarified, clear, pure, refined; as, fine gold. That which is finished is apt to be polished, smooth to the touch, minutely exact in outline; hence fine comes to be a synonym for all words like dainty, delicate, exquisite; as, fine manners, a fine touch, fine perceptions. As that which is delicate is apt to be small, by an easy extension of meaning fine becomes a synonym for slender, slight, minute, comminuted; as, a fine thread, fine sand; or for filmy, tenuous, thin; as, a fine lace, fine wire; and as a thin edge is keen, sharp, fine becomes also a synonym for these words; as, a fine point, a fine edge. Compare BEAUTIFUL; MINUTE.

   Antonyms:
   big, blunt, clumsy, coarse, great, heavy, huge, immense, large, rude, stout, thick

   Synonyms:
   beautiful, clarified, clear, comminuted, dainty, delicate, elegant, exquisite, fine, gauzy, handsome, keen, minute, nice, polished, pure, refined, sensitive, sharp, slender, slight, small, smooth, splendid, subtile, subtle, tenuous, thin

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendidadjective

   very good;of the highest quality

   "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

   Antonyms:
   inferior

   Synonyms:
   fantabulous, splendiferous, magnificent, resplendent, first-class, glorious, splendid, brilliant

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1. excellentadjective

   Synonyms:
   estimable, meritorious, good, worthy, choice

How to use excellent in a sentence?

1. William Shakespeare, "Othello", Act 3 scene 3:

   Excellent wretch! Perdition catch my soul,But I do love thee! and when I love thee not, Chaos is come again.

2. Jason Abrams:

   You go in, right, you’re tight, and you’re tense. You start going through the motions, and the poses, and stretching out, then when you’re done, you’re like, ‘I feel excellent.’.

3. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Poetry is an excellent tool for communication, allowing people to connect on a deeper level and understand each other's experiences and perspectives.

4. Yujing Zhang:

   For the next three days, since I'm going to be in the detention center, I wonder how I am going to be able to find an attorney since I won't be able to get access to phones and I won't be able to contact my family or an attorney, ms. Yujing Zhang, you're obviously very intelligent because your questions are excellent from a defendant in this situation.

5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Fear is an excellent motivator, and voting is no exception.

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