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What is the adjective for excels?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb excel which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

excellent
  1. Of the highest quality; splendid.
  2. Exceptionally good of its kind.
  3. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. exceptional, brilliant, exquisite, fine, magnificent, outstanding, distinguished, exemplary, extraordinary, incredible, sensational, spectacular, admirable, amazing, great, impressive, marvellous, marvelous, splendid, superb, wonderful, accomplished, enviable, first-rate, grand, notable, peerless, premium, prime, sterling, supreme, transcendent, unparalleled, world-class, elegant, elite, eminent, glorious, good, illustrious, incomparable, phenomenal, preeminent, stellar, stunning, sublime, superior, unrivalled, unrivaled, unsurpassed … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “It was an excellent piece of machinery, designed by the world's top engineers.”
      “Bill and Ted had a most excellent adventure.”
      “He was an excellent athlete, shining in any sport he played.”
excellento
  1. (slang) excellent
excellenter
  1. comparative form of excellent: more excellent
  2. Synonyms:
      3. higher, more favorable, more favourable, more glowing, more positive, more adulatory, more approving, more flattering, better, more appreciative, more commendatory, more complimentary, finer, greater, keener, more admiring, more approbatory, more laudatory, more rapturous, more encomiastical, more laudative, more panegyrical, more exceptional, more outstanding, more exemplary, higher-quality, more admirable, more impeccable, noteworthier, praiseworthier, more unparalleled, more flawless, more incomparable, more stellar, more top-notch, more unimpeachable, sublimer, superber, eliter, more blameless, more commendable, more exquisite, more faultless, more laudable, more meritorious, more notable … more
excellentest
  1. superlative form of excellent: most excellent
  2. Synonyms:
      3. finest, greatest, splendidest, superbest, wonderfullest, grandest, supremest, elitest, best, sublimest, fanciest, perfectest, praiseworthiest, worthiest, heavenliest, highest, highest-quality, loveliest, loftiest, most exceptional, most brilliant, most exquisite, most magnificent, most outstanding, most distinguished, most exemplary, most extraordinary, most incredible, most sensational, most spectacular, most admirable, most amazing, most impressive, most marvellous, most marvelous, most accomplished, most enviable, most notable, most peerless, most transcendent, most unparalleled, most world-class, most elegant, most eminent, most glorious, most illustrious, most incomparable, most phenomenal, most stellar, most stunning … more
excelled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of excel
  2. Synonyms:
      3. led, headed, outdistanced, outran, outstripped, outpaced, left behind, got ahead of, drew away from, shook off, outdid, exceeded, surpassed, outclassed, transcended, topped, trumped, got further ahead of, beat, bettered, widened the gap, left standing, capped, walked away from, ran rings around, outrivaled, outrivalled, outvied, put in the shade, put to shame, outshone, outshined, eclipsed, bested, passed, upstaged, outmatched, overshadowed, surmounted, outgunned, outranked, triumphed, outperformed, extinguished, defeated, outplayed, crushed, dominated, predominated, trounced … more
excelling
  1. present participle of excel
  2. Synonyms:
      3. beating, surpassing, topping, bettering, eclipsing, outdoing, outshining, transcending, besting, outclassing, passing, trumping, exceeding, outrivalling, outrivaling, upstaging, outmatching, overshadowing, capping, outdistancing, outgunning, outranking, outstripping, outvying, surmounting, outperforming, triumphing, crushing, defeating, dominating, extinguishing, outplaying, overtopping, predominating, trouncing, outgoing, outpacing, outrunning, outstepping, waxing, putting to shame, improving on, improving upon, leaving standing, rising above, beating hollow, blowing away, going one better than, standing above, towering over … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Creating predetermined groups can prevent an excelling student from the lack of a good challenge.”
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