N. superiority, majority, greatness, advantage, pull,
preponderance,
preponderation, vantage ground,
prevalence,
partiality, personal superiority, nobility, triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain, crackajack *, supremacy, preeminence, lead, maximum, record, τρικυμία,
climax,
culmination,
transcendence, ne plus ultra, lion's share, benjamin's mess, excess,
surplus, (redundancy) 641
V. be superior, exceed,
excel,
transcend,
outdo, outbalance,
outweigh, outrank, outrival,
out-herod, pass,
surpass, get ahead of, over-top,
override, overpass, overbalance,
overweigh,
overmatch, top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out, beat hollow, outstrip,
eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of,
outshine, put one's nose out of joint, have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage, turn the scale, kick the beam, play first fiddle,
preponderate,
predominate, prevail,
precede, take precedence, come first, come to a head,
culminate, beat &c. all others, bear the palm, break the record, take the cake *, become larger, render larger, (expand) 194
Adj. superior, greater, major, higher, exceeding, great, distinguished,
ultra,
vaulting, more than a match for, supreme, greatest, utmost,
paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning,
first-rate, (excellent) 648, unrivaled peerless,
matchless, none such, second to none, sans pareil,
unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed,
superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra, beyond compare, beyond comparison,
culminating,
transcendent,
transcendental, plus royaliste que le roi, more catholic than the pope increased, enlarged
Adv. beyond, more, over, over the mark, above the mark, above par, upwards of, in advance of, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height, eminently,
egregiously, preeminently,
surpassing, prominently,
superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, κατ’ ἐξοχήν, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly,
a fortiori, even,
yea, still more
Phr. "i shall not look upon his like again", deos fortioribus addesse
V. transgress,
surpass, pass, go beyond, go by, show in front, come to the front, shoot ahead of, steal a march upon, steal a gain upon, overstep, overpass, overreach,
overgo,
override,
overleap,
overjump,
overskip,
overlap, overshoot the mark, outstrip,
outleap, outjump,
outgo, outstep, outrun,
outride, outrival,
outdo, beat, beat hollow, distance, leave in the lurch, leave in the rear, throw into the shade, exceed,
transcend,
surmount,
soar,
encroach,
trespass,
infringe, trench upon, entrench on, intrench on, strain, stretch a point, strain a point, cross the rubicon
Adv. beyond the mark,
ahead N. perfection, perfectness,
indefectibility,
impeccancy,
impeccability,
pink,
beau ideal,
phenix,
paragon, pink of perfection, acme of perfection, ne plus ultra, summit, cygne noir, philosopher's stone,
chrysolite, koh-i-noor, model, standard, pattern, mirror, admirable crichton,
trump, very prince of,
masterpiece,
superexcellence,
transcendence V. be perfect,
transcend, bring to perfection, perfect,
ripen,
mature, complete &, c, 729, put in trim,
maturate Adj. perfect, faultless, indefective, indeficient, indefectible,
immaculate, spotless,
impeccable, free from imperfection,
unblemished, uninjured, sound, sound as a roach, in perfect condition,
scathless,
intact,
harmless,
seaworthy, right as a trivet, in seipso totus teres atque rotundus,
consummate, finished, best, model, standard,
inimitable,
unparagoned, unparalleled,
superhuman, divine, beyond all praise, sans peur et sans reproche, adv, to perfection, perfectly, ad unguem, clean, - as a whistle, phr, "let us go on unto perfection", "the perfection of art is to conceal art"
