🏳️ A long sign 📰 A big headline 🎉 To decorate 🌟 Outstanding

banner

5.6

A very successful time, for example a year

adjective
/ˈbænər/

: excelente

The concert was a banner event, receiving rave reviews and attracting a larger audience than ever before.

Rio, Scorsi, Gigsi, you know, always banner, even on tour.

Examples

This has been a banner year for me because we have been able to put on a series of lectures about epidemiology.
And the Chiron on Fox News showed that the stock market is at one of the highest levels, having a banner day.
This has been a banner year for our team, as we achieved unprecedented success in every project.
Her performance in the play was banner, showcasing her exceptional talent and captivating the audience.

Synonyms

great

vsbanner

∞ 1.0

Very good or excellent in quality

is unusually good but may stress uncommon excellence rather than routine quality

excellent

vsbanner

∞ 1.0

Very good and better than most similar things

is unusually good but not always the absolute highest quality

terrific

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815 3.3

Very strong and often causing great damage

is unusually good but not necessarily intense or dramatic

fantastic

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626 1.9

Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased

is unusually good but may not stress enjoyment or fun

outstanding

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257 3.4

Much better than most others in skill or quality

is unusually good but may not stress prominence or noticeability

not bad

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Informal

134 3.0

Better than expected and quite good

is unusually good but expressed without ironic understatement

exceptional

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129 4.1

Being much better than normal or usual

is similarly unusual but stresses overall excellence rather than magnitude

phenomenal

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113 5.4

Very impressive and much better than normal

is unusually good but less about rare, remarkable impact

superb

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111 3.5

Of very high quality and extremely good

is unusually good but less focused on formal quality ranking

mean

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Slang

77 7.5

Very good and impressive at a skill

is unusually good but stated in a more neutral register

swell

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Archaic

66 7.3

Very good and enjoyable

is unusually good but more modern and neutral in tone

dandy

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Archaic

24 6.7

Very good and impressive

is unusually good but without the playful vintage tone

out of this world

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Informal

21 4.1

Very good and impressive

is unusually good but less hyperbolic or fantastic in claim

top-notch

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14 4.4

Very high quality and among the best

is unusually good but not limited to formal high standards

super-duper

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Informal

4 7.9

Very good and impressive

is unusually good but without playful or childish tone

goddamn good

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Offensive

3 7.9

Very good and impressive

is unusually good but avoids coarse or vulgar emphasis

absolutely awesome

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Informal

2 2.8

Very impressive and exciting

is unusually good but more neutral and less emotionally intense

simply awesome

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Informal

1 4.1

Very impressive and making people feel amazed

is unusually good but stated without such strong excitement

simply phenomenal

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1 5.5

Very impressive and much better than you expect

is unusually good but not always implying extraordinary rarity

tops

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Informal

7.8

Very good and the best in quality

is unusually good but presented in a more neutral tone

surpassing

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5.8

Far better than what is usual or expected

is unusually good but focuses on standout excellence rather than gap

wunderbar

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Informal

8.0

Very good and making you feel happy or surprised

is unusually good but more neutral and less colloquial warmth

Antonyms

ordinary

683 1.0

Normal and not special or unusual

mediocre

109 4.8

Only average in quality and not very good

Compounds

The Star-Spangled Banner

Formal

7 3.7

The national anthem of the United States with words by Francis Scott Key

Star-Spangled Banner

7 3.4

The national flag of the United States with stars and stripes that stands for the country

district banner

Archaic

9.9

A flag with colors and symbols that shows the district of knights

How Good

excellent

∞ 1.0

banner

5.6

good

Informal

407 7.9

Surface Forms

banner positive

bannerer comparative

bannerest superlative

Etymology

Banner as an adjective started from the idea of a flag marking a special event or success. So a banner year means an unusually good or outstanding year.