Excellent
Excellent adjective - Of the very best kind.
Illustrious and excellent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Illustrious" instead an adjective "Excellent".
Illustrious
Illustrious adjective - Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.
Excellent and illustrious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excellent" instead an adjective "Illustrious".
Nearby Word: illustration
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- glorious and excellent
- glorious and illustrious
- notable and excellent
- notable and illustrious
- exceptional and excellent
- exceptional and illustrious
- noble and excellent
- noble and illustrious
- estimable and excellent
- estimable and illustrious
- magnificent and excellent
- magnificent and illustrious
- splendid and excellent
- splendid and illustrious
Both words in one sentence
- The two bicker a lot but at the end of the day they'll always be friends, and The Illustrious Crackpot does an excellent job portraying that.
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Mari Illustrious Makinami is an excellent example of this trope - when not fighting, that is.
Source: Cloud Cuckoolander / Anime
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Illustrious and Excellent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/excellent/illustrious
Excellent & Illustrious. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/excellent/illustrious>.
Illustrious or Excellent. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/excellent/illustrious.
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