greatest

Adjective
US[grey-tuhst]/ˈɡreɪtəst/2 syllables
Synonyms: sterlingsuperlative

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Adjective (1)

  1. highest in qualitySynonyms: sterlingsuperlativeOpposite inferiorSimilar superior
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

greatest adjective

Origin: superlative of great.

1. not to be surpassed. Syn. — top.

2. largest in size of those under consideration. Syn. — biggest, largest.

3. most of.

4. highest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; most eminent; as, our greatest statesmen. Syn. — leading(prenominal), preeminent.

5. highest in quality. Syn. — sterling(prenominal), superlative.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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