smashing

Examples

• All

• His performance in the play was smashing, earning him rave reviews.

• Welcome to the smashing Good time zone next to us.

• So just focus on absolutely smashing whatever you want to do, get out of your way.

• Hit it with a smashing left beside the jaw.

• So he didn't end up having some super smashing successful Pro Football career.

• So I didn't die, nor did my face melt off, which All in all I think I can count as a smashing success.

• So obviously you're doing well at Exeter, you know, young Player of the year awards, smashing goals, doing your thing.

• And were it not for his style, guidance, or her smashing lifestyle, he wouldn't have been friends with Charlotte either.

• Thanks, Lauren, for the the smashing intro.

• and they usually do slightly better to a lot better than what we're picking. But but not like smashing. So Nina and Ivan are the two who protect

Synonyms

G

great

vssmashing

∞ 1.0

Very good or excellent in quality

adds informal excitement and British flavor to the same praise

W

wonderful

vssmashing

∞ 1.0

Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed

is more casual and often playful rather than warmly formal

F

fantastic

vssmashing

626 1.9

Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased

is similar but more characteristically informal and British

N

neat

vssmashing

• Informal

188 7.0

Very good and impressive

is livelier and more emphatic in British informal speech

N

not bad

vssmashing

• Informal

134 3.0

Better than expected and quite good

is stronger and openly enthusiastic rather than understated

S

swell

vssmashing

• Archaic

66 7.3

Very good and enjoyable

is more modern and energetic in informal British speech

G

groovy

vssmashing

• Archaic

60 8.8

Very stylish and liked by many people

is broader, praising enjoyment or excellence beyond fashion

N

nifty

vssmashing

• Informal

42 6.0

Being clever and useful, often small and attractive

celebrates general enjoyment or excellence rather than clever design

D

dazzling

vssmashing

39 3.9

Very impressive and attractive in a way that gets attention

focuses on general enjoyment and informal praise rather than brightness

D

dandy

vssmashing

• Archaic

24 6.7

Very good and impressive

is more commonly used in lively modern British informal talk

P

peachy

vssmashing

• Informal

24 6.9

Very good and pleasant, with no problems

is more strongly positive and distinctly British informal

B

bang-up

vssmashing

• Informal

16 7.8

Very good and of high quality

is informal praise focused on enjoyment rather than strict quality

R

ravishing

vssmashing

8 6.7

So beautiful that it makes people notice it

leans more on general fun or excellence than physical beauty

K

keen

vssmashing

• UK

7 6.9

Very good and impressive

is similar but more characteristically British and lively

A

absolutely awesome

vssmashing

• Informal

2 2.8

Very impressive and exciting

is less emphatic and more colloquial in tone

B

bully

vssmashing

• Archaic

2 9.9

Very good or excellent in old, joking speech

keeps lively informal praise but without the archaic tone

C

cracking

vssmashing

• UK

8.4

Very good and enjoyable

is similarly informal British but slightly more enthusiastic

C

corking

vssmashing

• Archaic

8.6

Very good and enjoyable

is equally British informal yet used more widely for enjoyment

S

slap-up

vssmashing

• UK

8.9

Very good and large, often used for a meal or party

applies broadly to anything excellent, not only food or events

Antonyms

T

terrible

∞ 1.0

Very bad or unpleasant and often serious

A

awful

∞ 1.0

Very bad or unpleasant and causing dislike

How Good

fantastic

626 1.9

excellent

∞ 1.0

smashing

• Archaic

7.6

great

∞ 1.0

good

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology