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Antonyms for superb

Grammar : Adj
Spell : soo-purb, suh-
Phonetic Transcription : sʊˈpɜrb, sə-

Definition of superb

Origin :
  • 1540s, "noble, magnificent" (of buildings, monuments, etc.), from Latin superbus "grand, proud, sumptuous," from super "above, over" (see super-). The second element probably is from PIE root *bhe- "to be." General sense of "very fine" developed by 1729.
  • adj excellent, first-rate
Example sentences :
  • The mists had now cleared off, and we were promised a superb day.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • When that was finished, the three superb pieces of embroidery were put in their places.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • He had superb health, so he spent most of what he made as it came to him.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • She would not be wife, but what a wise, superb and faithful servant she made!
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • Moreover, Hetty had kept through all these years her superb health.
  • Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
  • It amused me to imagine him dressed in superb Oriental costumes.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • There was among them a superb Millet, which I should very much have liked to own.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The blanket lay at her feet, she was triumphant, she had a superb, glowing face.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • An instant his superb eye resented, but then he pleasantly did my bidding.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • The remarks of critics on this superb engraving are very strange and wide.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore

Synonyms for superb

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