Superlative and Terrible

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Superlative adjective - Of the very best kind.

Usage example: the New England town meeting is a superlative example of grassroots democracy

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Terrible is an antonym for superlative.

Nearby Word: superlatively

Terrible adjective - Causing fear.

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Superlative is an antonym for terrible.

Nearby Words: terribly, terrify, terror

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Terrible and Superlative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/superlative/terrible

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