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greatest

greatest

70 1.0
Better than all others in quality or importance
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡreɪtɪst/
translation icon : mejor
  • It will afford you the greatest freedom of your life.
  • greatest hits
  • the greatest ever
  • the world's greatest

You write your story and make it the greatest story ever told.

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Examples

  • I think he's one of the greatest humans alive.

  • Owning equity ends up being the greatest way to create personal wealth.

  • What is your greatest fear for your child?

  • You write your story and make it the greatest story ever told.

  • It's just, it's the greatest feeling in the world.

  • And they, I believe it was the greatest gift he gave me.

  • And I think that is the greatest gift from that moment for me.

  • what we're seeing right now is the greatest wealth transfer

  • OK, So Park Hyatt, that hotel, it's the greatest hotel in the world.

  • In my opinion, this is the greatest movie I have ever seen.

Synonyms

top
vsgreatest
2.1

The highest position in a job or field

applies more widely to highest quality, degree, or amount
prime
vsgreatest
807 3.8

Of the best quality and most important

is the more general word for highest overall quality or amount
supreme
vsgreatest
737 3.9

Highest in rank, quality, or importance

covers top quality or importance more generally rather than authority alone
maximum
vsgreatest
474 2.8

The highest possible amount or level

is about top quality or importance as a general state
foremost
vsgreatest
122 4.2

Most important in a group or area

focuses more widely on highest quality, degree, or overall importance
premier
vsgreatest
61 4.5

Most important or best in a group of similar things

is the general expression for highest excellence or importance
cardinal
vsgreatest
  • Formal
29 5.0

Very important and basic to how something works

is wider, covering highest quality, degree, or amount as well
preeminent
vsgreatest
17 8.0

The most respected and well known in a particular field

focuses on top quality or amount rather than fame or distinction
top-quality
vsgreatest
9 3.8

Very high quality and lasts a long time

covers the idea of highest quality or importance in general
superlative
vsgreatest
8 4.6

Of the highest quality

is the broad label for the highest quality, degree, or amount
maximal
vsgreatest
6 5.8

The greatest possible in amount, degree, or size

is the simpler word for highest degree, not technical precision
sterling
vsgreatest
4 5.7

Very good, showing high quality or strong character

is the broad term for top quality, degree, or importance
utmost
vsgreatest
4 3.6

The greatest effort someone can make

is the broad descriptor for high quality, degree, or importance
top-grade
vsgreatest
3 3.7

Of the highest quality, better than others like it

is the broader term for highest quality, degree, or amount
ultimate
vsgreatest
2 5.2

The best example of its kind

is the wider term for highest quality, degree, or importance
unsurpassable
vsgreatest
1 7.7

So good that no one can do better

says the same highest status but not only about being unbeatable
uttermost
vsgreatest
1 8.1

The greatest possible amount or degree of something

is the general term for highest level rather than absolute limit
best
vsgreatest
1 1.0

The greatest effort a person can make

is more general, applying to top quality, degree, or importance beyond effort
exceeding
vsgreatest
1 5.6

Very great in amount or degree

is the overall label for the absolute highest level or importance

Antonyms

1 1.0

A very small amount or something of low importance

Idioms

A very useful new thing that people say is great

Compounds

5.5

The biggest whole number that divides two or more numbers exactly

4.4

The largest number that divides evenly into two or more whole numbers without leaving a remainder

The most important thing a person achieves in life

How Great

greatest
70 1.0
excellent
1.0
great
1.0
good
1.0
ordinary
683 1.0

Surface Forms

greatest positive
greatest superlative
greater comparative

Morphology

greatest = great (transparent) = great + est

Standard superlative formation from the adjective 'great' using the productive suffix '-est', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Greatest comes from great, which meant 'big' or 'important', plus the ending -est that means 'most'. So greatest literally means 'most big' or 'most important', and that is why we use it for the highest quality, degree, or amount.