excellent vs ripping

excellent and ripping both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excellent	No	Yes	No	No
ripping	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, excellent and ripping are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of excellent include fantabulous, first-class, mean, splendid.

excellent (adjective)	ripping (adjective)
very good; of the highest quality	resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
	very good; of the highest quality