Best
Best adjective - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.
Illustrious and best are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Illustrious" instead an adjective "Best".
Illustrious
Illustrious adjective - Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.
Best and illustrious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Best" instead an adjective "Illustrious".
Nearby Word: illustration
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- principal and best
- principal and illustrious
- superior and best
- superior and illustrious
- excellent and best
- excellent and illustrious
- outstanding and best
- outstanding and illustrious
- supreme and best
- supreme and illustrious
- chief and best
- chief and illustrious
- leading and best
- leading and illustrious
Both words in one sentence
- Rebellious Princess: Young Pheia Maragos was the best candidate to become High Khen of the most illustrious family in the world, so of course she ran away and married a pirate.
Source: Webcomic / Holystone -
Henry IV of England had a pretty illustrious reputation as a jouster, and was probably the best in England when he was a young man.
Source: The Tourney - Though she dislikes being recognized for only this, The Illustrious Crackpot did one of the best Phineas and Ferb fanfics in the entire fandom: The Great Danville Cold Wars.
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