corking
adjective or adverb
cork·ing ˈkȯr-kiŋ 
: extremely fine —often used as an intensive especially before good
had a corking good time
Synonyms
- A-OK
- A1
- awesome
- bang-up
- banner
- beautiful
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- boffo
- bonny [chiefly British]
- bonnie
- boss [slang]
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- choice
- classic
- cool [slang]
- crackerjack
- cracking
- dandy
- divine
- dope [slang]
- down [slang]
- dynamite
- excellent
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fantabulous [slang]
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- four-star
- frontline
- gangbusters
- gangbuster
- gilt-edged
- gilt-edge
- gone [slang]
- grand
- great
- groovy
- heavenly
- high-class
- hot
- hype [slang]
- immense
- jim-dandy
- keen
- lovely
- marvelous
- marvellous
- mean
- neat
- nifty
- noble
- number one
- No. 1
- numero uno
- out-of-sight [slang]
- par excellence
- peachy
- peachy keen
- phat [slang]
- prime
- primo [slang]
- prize
- prizewinning
- quality
- radical [slang]
- righteous [slang]
- sensational
- slick
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- supernal
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping [chiefly British]
- unsurpassed
- wizard [chiefly British]
- wonderful
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Word History
First Known Use
1895, in the meaning defined above
corking 1 of 3
adjective
as in excellent
of the very best kind they've done a really corking job on restoring that old house Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- excellent
- terrific
- superb
- wonderful
- great
- lovely
- stellar
- fantastic
- awesome
- beautiful
- fabulous
- prime
- fine
- marvelous
- quality
- hot
- classic
- marvellous
- cracking
- neat
- sensational
- slick
- famous
- cool
- sterling
- grand
- prizewinning
- divine
- dynamite
- heavenly
- superlative
- splendid
- top
- crackerjack
- swell
- primo
- superior
- groovy
- dandy
- peachy
- boffo
- prize
- bang-up
- nifty
- bumper
- topping
- choice
- brave
- capital
- good
- topflight
- banner
- dope
- immense
- exceptional
- noble
- gangbusters
- bonny
- fab
- too much
- keen
- unsurpassed
- wizard
- par excellence
- supernal
- brag
- mean
- bully
- boss
- number one
- frontline
- down
- first-string
- radical
- first-rate
- decent
- fantabulous
- gangbuster
- blue-ribbon
- first-class
- numero uno
- hype
- tip-top
- phat
- gone
- righteous
- high-class
- top-shelf
- gilt-edge
- out-of-sight
- special
- better
- adequate
- gilt-edged
- blue-chip
- top-notch
- peachy keen
- satisfactory
- out of this world
- bonnie
- top-of-the-line
- jim-dandy
- A-OK
- acceptable
- five-star
- premium
- A1
- traditional
- fancy
- four-star
- passable
- classical
- all right
- superfine
- tolerable
- select
- standard
- No. 1
- high-grade
- okay
- high-test
- OK
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- execrable
- rotten
- vile
- wretched
- terrible
- lousy
- awful
- poor
- atrocious
- inferior
- substandard
- pathetic
- bad
- unsatisfactory
- middling
- mediocre
- low-grade
- second-rate
- second-class
corking
2 of 3adverb
as in damned
to a great degree the novel is a corking good read Synonyms & Similar Words
- damned
- jolly
- damn
- very
- extremely
- incredibly
- terribly
- that
- full
- highly
- too
- badly
- so
- super
- real
- cracking
- really
- rattling
- severely
- whacking
- such
- seriously
- passing
- intensely
- extra
- mighty
- way
- far
- wicked
- most
- wildly
- exceptionally
- desperately
- exceeding
- monstrous
- specially
- bone
- awful
- stinking
- thumping
- absolutely
- heavily
- fantastically
- greatly
- especially
- much
- awfully
- particularly
- fabulously
- filthy
- roaring
- uncommonly
- eminently
- spanking
- exceedingly
- frightfully
- a lot
- deadly
- fiercely
- hugely
- unco
- good and
- almighty
- vitally
- beastly
- positively
- archly
- supremely
- dang
- utterly
- thoroughly
- totally
- immensely
- roaringly
- remarkably
- surpassingly
- achingly
- sore
- completely
- enormously
- right
- entirely
- mortally
- colossally
- vastly
- sorely
- blisteringly
- ever
- mightily
- wholly
- majorly
- deeply
- as all get-out
- downright
- fully
- considerably
- visibly
- noticeably
- purely
- significantly
- radically
- overmuch
- substantially
- profoundly
- flat-out
- notably
- altogether
- obviously
- palpably
- extensively
- monumentally
- markedly
- plainly
- astonishingly
- monstrously
- appreciably
- discernibly
- grandly
- obscenely
- excessively
- astronomically
- abundantly
- plentifully
- staggeringly
- amazingly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- little
- somewhat
- nominally
- slightly
- negligibly
- scarcely
- just
- marginally
- hardly
- minimally
- barely
- meagerly
- scantily
corking
3 of 3verb
as in bunging
Synonyms & Similar Words
- bunging
- stoppering
- obstructing
- spiling
- clogging
- occluding
- blocking
- congesting
- clotting
- filling
- jamming
- damming
- stoppling
- choking
- packing
- furring
- silting
- stuffing
- flooding
- gridlocking
- gumming (up)
- inundating
- plugging (up)
- swamping
- glutting
- stopping (up)
- overwhelming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clearing
- freeing
- unblocking
- opening (up)
- excavating
- unplugging
- unclogging
- emptying
- unstopping
- lightening
- scooping (out)
- hollowing (out)
- pederero
- Pedernales
- Pedersen device
- pedes
- pedeses
- pedesis
- pedesises
- pedesisses
- pedestal
- pedestal box
- pedestal desk
- pedestal mount
- pedestal pile
- pedestal ring
- pedestal rock
- pedestal table
- pedestaled
- pedestaling
- pedestalled
- pedestalling
- pedestals
- pedestrial
- pedestrian
- pedestrian crossing
- pedestrian island