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Definition of smashing in English: smashingadjective ˈsmaʃɪŋˈsmæʃɪŋ British informal Excellent; wonderful. Example sentencesExamples - But as the years go by, we realize what a smashing wonderful star she was.
- Reaction to his role in MIT was excellent, he says, with ‘some lovely reviews and smashing comments’.
- Thank you everyone, marvellous entertainment and smashing, friendly people, lots of them!
- Letting famous film directors direct operas has resulted in both smashing successes and dismal failures.
- All indications suggest it will be a smashing success.
Synonyms wonderful, marvellous, excellent, splendid, magnificent, superb, amazing, glorious, sublime, lovely, delightful informal super, great, amazing, fantastic, terrific, tremendous, phenomenal, sensational, heavenly, stellar, gorgeous, dreamy, grand, fabulous, fab, fabby, fantabulous, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, awesome, amazeballs, magic, ace, cool, mean, bad, wicked, mega, crucial, mind-blowing, far out, A1, sound, out of this world, marvy, spanking, dope, def, phat British informal brilliant, brill, bosting North American informal peachy, dandy, jim-dandy, neat, badass, boss, radical, rad, boffo, bully, bitching US informal on fleek Australian/New Zealand informal beaut, bonzer South African informal kif, lank informal, dated groovy, divine British informal, dated capital, champion, wizard, corking, cracking, ripping, spiffing, top-hole, topping, beezer North American informal, dated swell, keen archaic goodly
Derivatives adverb British informal Zen 8 was out of salmon skin, but we hit the jackpot at Sushi Kawa - the salmon was smashingly crispy, the rolls expertly composed. Example sentencesExamples - The tour is going absolutely, smashingly well.
- At this point the music changes to a jolly bouncy tune, sung absolutely smashingly by Oliver Reed.
- Everything comes together smashingly, in an extended dénouement that… reasserts the power of stories and songs to represent, sustain and complete us.
- Our presentation to the president and company went smashingly, and it was an unqualified success.
Definition of smashing in US English: smashingadjectiveˈsmaSHiNGˈsmæʃɪŋ British informal Excellent; wonderful. Example sentencesExamples - Thank you everyone, marvellous entertainment and smashing, friendly people, lots of them!
- All indications suggest it will be a smashing success.
- Reaction to his role in MIT was excellent, he says, with ‘some lovely reviews and smashing comments’.
- Letting famous film directors direct operas has resulted in both smashing successes and dismal failures.
- But as the years go by, we realize what a smashing wonderful star she was.
Synonyms wonderful, marvellous, excellent, splendid, magnificent, superb, amazing, glorious, sublime, lovely, delightful
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