16
consummate(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
16
crowning(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
16
furthermost(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
16
furthest(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
16
headmost(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
16
signal(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
16
uppermost(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
16
zenith(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
15
a-1(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
15
best(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
15
maximum(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
15
most(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
15
quintessential(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
10
predecessor(noun, kin, precede, ancestor, archaism)
9
ancestor(noun, kin, precede, predecessor, forefather)
9
antecedent(noun, kin, precede, ancestor)
9
elite(adjective, top, excellent, superior, superb)
9
prevailing(adjective, influence, superior, important, powerful)
9
progenitor(noun, kin, precede, ancestor, forefather)
8
ascendent(noun, adjective, ruling, prevailing, ancestor)
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