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exquisite(adjective, good, great, excellent, fine)
1
extraordinary(brilliant, grand, moral, honorable, virtuous)
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far-out(adjective, bad, great, excellent, superior)
1
finest(good, great, excellent, best, first-rate)
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first-class(good, great, excellent, noble, best)
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greatest(adjective, good, bad, great, excellent)
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held in esteem(expression, idiom)
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high(good, great, excellent, best, first-rate)
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highly esteemed
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highly regarded
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highly reputed
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highly respectable
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honoured
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hundred-proof(adjective, bad, great, excellent, superior)
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hunky dory(expression, adjective, good, great, excellent)
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illustrative(good, correct, excellent, perfect, honorable)
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in favor
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in good odor(expression, idiom)
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in high favor(expression, idiom)
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in high regard(expression, idiom)
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