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superb

/suːˈpɜːb/ UK
/sjuːˈpɜːb/ UK
/sʉwˈpəːb/ British, Southern, Standard
/suˈpɝb/ US
/səˈpɝb/ US
/sʉˈpɛɾb/ Scotland
/sɪʊˈpøːb/ Wales

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)b

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Learned borrowing from Latin superbus.

adjective superber · superbest

First-rate; of the highest quality; exceptionally good. This champagne is superb.
Grand; magnificent; august; stately. a superb edifice; a superb colonnade
dated Haughty. A remark which Isabella received with a superb curl of the lip, but at the same time, and to her brother's infinite relief, she walked away.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: superior, good, brilliant, super, fine, top-notch, excellent, world-class, exquisite, spectacular, magnificent, phenomenal, splendiferous, tremendous, outstanding, extraordinary

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adj of the highest quality; exceptionally good

Español	excepcional, excelente, magnífico, superbo (disused), soberbio
Português	soberbo, extraordinário
Français	superbe
Deutsch	großartig, superb
Română	superb, excepțional
Русский	отменный otmennyj, отли́чный otlíčnyj, великоле́пный velikolépnyj, превосхо́дный prevosxódnyj

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@misc{superb_2026,
  title = {superb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/superb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}