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greatest
CIDE DICTIONARY
- not to be surpassed. [WordNet 1.5]
- largest in size of those under consideration. [WordNet 1.5]
- most of. [WordNet 1.5]
- highest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; most eminent; as, our greatest statesmen. [WordNet 1.5]
- highest in quality. [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
greatest
at the height, at the limit, best, champion, choice, elect, elite, extreme, far out, first-class, first-rate, for the best, furthest, handpicked, highest, matchless, maximal, maximum, most, optimal, optimum, paramount, peerless, picked, prime, prize, quintessential, radical, select, superlative, supreme, surpassing, tip-top, too much, top, top-notch, topmost, ultra, ultra-ultra, unmatchable, unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed, uppermost, utmost, uttermost, very best, way outROGET THESAURUS
greatest
Superiority
N superiority, majority, greatness, advantage, pull, preponderance, preponderation, vantage ground, prevalence, partiality, personal superiority, nobility, Triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain, crackajack, supremacy, preeminence, lead, maximum, record, trikumia, climax, culmination, transcendence, ne plus ultra, lion's share, Benjamin's mess, excess, surplus, (redundancy), superior, greater, major, higher, exceeding, great, distinguished, ultra, vaulting, more than a match for, supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning, first-rate, unrivaled peerless, matchless, none such, second to none, sans pareil, unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed, superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra, beyond compare, beyond comparison, culminating, transcendent, transcendental, plus royaliste que le Roi, more catholic than the Pope increased, enlarged, beyond, more, over, over the mark, above the mark, above par, upwards of, in advance of, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height, eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, kat exochin, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more, I shall not look upon his like again, deos fortioribus addesse.For further exploring for "greatest" in Webster Dictionary Online