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English Dictionarybe out of this worldused when saying that something is so good that you cannot imagine anything better
out of this worldwonderful
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Thesaurusexcellent extremely good or of very high quality:
His English was excellent.
an excellent piece of workgreat spoken extremely good.
Great is less formal than
excellent, and is the usual word to use in everyday spoken English:
‘Did you have a good holiday?' 'It was great!’
He did a great job as captain.fantastic/terrific/wonderful spoken extremely good. These words sound even more excited than
great or
excellent:
‘I passed my exam.’ ‘That’s fantastic!’
Last year Jess had a terrific season, averaging eleven points a game.
The trip will be a wonderful opportunity for the children.amazing/incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting way:
an amazing view of Tokyo
The trip was an incredible experience.superb extremely good – used especially when you are very impressed by something:
The acting was superb.
There is a superb range of cheeses.first-class of a high quality and much better than most others:
The service is first-class.
a first-class restaurantoutstanding extremely good – used when saying how well someone does something:
He’s an outstanding player.
It was an outstanding performance by a talented young actor.exceptional unusually good – used when saying that someone or something is much better than any others:
She has an exceptional talent.
He writes good essays, but I wouldn’t say that his work is particularly exceptional.
Merits are given as an honour for exceptional achievement.out of this world [not before noun] spoken informal used when saying that something is so good that it is better than anything you could have imagined:
The food is out of this world.awesome especially American English very good:
It was an awesome concert. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
fantastic/terrific spoken extremely good, in a way that makes you feel excited and happy – used mainly in spoken English:
The view from the top was fantastic.
He did a fantastic job.
That’s a terrific idea!
‘I passed!’ ‘That’s terrific!’great spoken extremely good – used mainly in spoken English:
Thanks for a great afternoon.
‘Did you have a good holiday?' ’It was great!'excellent extremely good – used especially about the quality of something.
Excellent is more formal than
fantastic/terrific or
great, and is used in both spoken and written English:
Our local theatre has put on some excellent productions.
It is an excellent film.wonderful extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased:
She is really a wonderful person.
That’s wonderful news!marvellous British English,
marvelous American English extremely good in a way that impresses you or makes you very pleased.
Marvellous sounds a little old-fashioned, but is still fairly common:
We had a marvellous dinner at a little restaurant near the hotel.
Martino’s performance was marvelous.amazing extremely good in a surprising and exciting way:
Standing there on top of Mount Fuji was an amazing experience.incredible extremely good in a surprising and exciting way.
Incredible is often used when something is so good that it almost seems unlikely:
What a goal! That was incredible!
It was an incredible moment - one that I will never forget.brilliant British English informal extremely good:
‘How was your trip?’ ‘Absolutely brilliant!’
What a brilliant idea!be out of this world used when saying that something is so good that you cannot imagine anything better:
Their desserts are out of this world. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲
Idiomsout of this world1. extremely good.
Their chocolate cake is just out of this world!2. extremely expensive.
The price of gasoline is out of this world right now. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
out of this worldto be wonderful, to be fantastic
The new dessert that she made last weekend was out of this world.
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out of this world adj. phr.,
slang Wonderfully good or satisfying; terrific; super.
The dress in the store window was out of this world!
Mother was on TV last night. Isn't that out of this world? [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲