Excellent and Second best

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Excellent

Excellent adjective - Of the very best kind.
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Second best is an antonym for excellent.
Nearby Words: excellence, excellently, excellency, excelling

Second best

Second best noun - The competitor who finishes second.
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Excellent is an antonym for second best.
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  • Manga / ReLIFE Always Second Best: Kariu gets top grades and is an excellent athlete, but she remains second to Hishiro in academics and Honoka in sports.
    Source: Manga / ReLIFE
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Second best and Excellent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/excellent/second_best
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