superlativeness

noun

as in supremeness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superlativeness
  1. greatness
  2. excellence
  3. fabulousness
  4. specialness
  5. supremacy
  6. excellency
  7. preeminence
  8. perfection
Noun
  • Fans admire greatness regardless of background because excellence speaks for itself.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • When Kylian Mbappé takes the field in a French national team uniform, the 27-year-old forward is competing against not just 11 opponents but countless greatness-chasing peers — past and present.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 3 July 2026
Definition of greatness
Noun
  • Sacramento State aligns perfectly with a league known for excellence and innovation.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • For Choice, this makes operational excellence and digital innovation closely connected.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of excellence
Noun
  • Making the celebration even sweeter, this year’s festival falls on Father’s Day, so the fruit-forward foodie fete has added some pater-riffic fabulousness.
    — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
  • Co-directors Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch keep things in a constant state of fabulousness, presenting entertaining design diversions, creating a bit of drama from the outside world, and introducing a few glittering special effects, too.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of fabulousness
Noun
  • And to do two weddings in a finale would've deprived the specialness from both of them.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Its accessibility only amplifies its specialness.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of specialness
Noun
  • Lawmakers continually warn China’s efforts are threatening to eclipse the United States’ technological supremacy in space.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Long story short, the new Free tent jumps right into the same minimal weight lane as other those other new ultralight freestanding tents, ready to battle it out for backcountry supremacy.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 June 2026
Definition of supremacy
Noun
  • Education was considered an individual pursuit marked by moral excellency and only the students who did the best in school would have proceeded to higher education.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Zurich said the Game Changer Award pays tribute to excellency in the film business with a focus on leaders that not only cherish change and forward-thinking approaches in the business, but also stand for the DNA of what cinema has represented since its invention.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of excellency
Noun
  • But if nationalism is a hunger for prestige and preeminence, America’s self-image as the City on a Hill is nationalism in embryo.
    — Dominic Erdozain, Time, 3 July 2026
  • Technology Supremacy Long an area of preeminence, America now faces enormous competition in this area from China and from domestic policy decisions that are threatening to erode our advantages.
    — Michael P. Dempsey, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of preeminence
Noun
  • Played to perfection by Robert Picardo, the Emergency Medical Hologram was programmed to save lives and give sass.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
  • But for many women, the motivation is less about perfection and more about confidence, control, and self-care.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of perfection
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“Superlativeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superlativeness. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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