transcendent
Synonyms
consummate
egregious
superior
unexampled
insurpassable
unattainable
surpassing
supreme
matchless
unrivalled
peerless
incomparable
supereminent
Antonyms
Tran*scend"ent, a. Etym: [L. transcendens, -entis, p. pr. of transcendere to transcend: cf. F. transcendant, G. transcendent.] 1. Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor. Clothed with transcendent brightness. Milton. 2. (Kantian Philos.) Defn: Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; -- applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect. Tran*scend"ent, n. Defn: That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent.