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super

super

3.5
Very, showing strong feeling or excellent quality
  • adjective
  • /ˈsuːpər/
  • Informal
translation icon : súper
  • I hate when cars park super close to my door.
  • super easy
  • a super learning experience

These are not the, these are super good scientists.

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Examples

  • The third thing that's really super important is the team.

  • I have to say I'm super excited to work with someone who knows the TUVs of deal making.

  • So oh, it's like a super dark wine color.

  • So it was a super, super long flight.

  • I guess we thought we were saying like, super important things to each other or something.

  • And you can see the color, color is just super vibrant.

  • And so he's a, you know, super incredible person.

  • And I think that's super important for us to do.

  • I really wanted a super plush soft couch.

  • The concert was super exciting and everyone had a great time.

Synonyms

extremely
vssuper
1.0

To a very great degree

is informal and also praises outstanding quality, not only degree
exceedingly
vssuper
57 4.6

To a very great degree

is informal and more suited to praising excellence than formal emphasis
super-duper
vssuper
  • Informal
4 7.9

Very good and impressive

is informal but less playful, used as a simple strong intensifier
ultra
vssuper
  • Informal
4 4.4

Adds emphasis to say something is very strong

is informal but more often praises outstanding quality rather than just degree
uber
vssuper
  • Informal
1 7.4

To a very high degree

is similar in emphasis but tends to be more informal or slangy
superlatively
vssuper
1 7.0

To a very high degree, showing excellent quality

is informal and used more flexibly than high formal praise
surpassingly
vssuper
1 8.4

To a very high degree

is informal and often used to express general strong approval instead
supernally
vssuper
9.9

In an extremely impressive way that seems perfect

is informal and used for ordinary praise rather than lofty description

Antonyms

838 1.0

Not good enough in quality or amount

109 4.8

Only average in quality and not very good

Idioms

To say you need to go to the toilet to poop as a joke

Compounds

10 3.8

People who have far more money than most others

super-duper
  • Informal
4 7.9

Very good and impressive

3 7.4

Very private and known by only a few people

super-speed
  • Literature
3 8.0

Ability to move much faster than a normal person

1 2.4

Feels very good in your body and mind when you use or wear it

People who have much more money than other people

1 7.7

A very private piece of information kept from most people

super heavyweight
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A class in sports like boxing for fighters who weigh more than a set limit, for example over 201 pounds

super-strong
  • Informal
6.4

A person or animal who is much stronger than others

super acid
  • NSFW
9.9

A slang word for the drug ketamine that makes people feel strange

A coffee machine that grinds beans, brews espresso, and makes milk foam automatically

How Good

fantastic
626 1.9
amazing
1.0
super
  • Informal
3.5
great
1.0
good
1.0

Surface Forms

super positive
superer comparative
superest superlative

Etymology

Super comes from the Latin super meaning 'above' or 'over', just like in superman or supermarket. So when you call something 'super' you mean it is 'above' the usual — very good or very much.