four-star

adjective

ˈfȯr-ˈstär 

: of a superior degree of excellence

a four-star French restaurant

Synonyms of four-star

• excellent
• wonderful
• lovely
• superb
• terrific
• great
• beautiful
• fabulous
• stellar
• awesome
• fantastic
• prime
• marvelous
• fine
• hot
• classic

Examples of four-star in a Sentence

a home film library with nothing but four-star pictures

Recent Examples on the Web

This four-star hotel has a gourmet restaurant, a fondue restaurant with panoramic views, a wine cellar, and a nearly 13,000-square-foot spa that offers treatments using medicinal mountain herbs. —Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025

Adams is a four-star, according to 247Sports Composite from the 2027 class and is being recruited by schools like Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State, Louisville, and Colorado. —Mike Organ, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2025

Wide receiver Milan Parris, a four-star prospect according to the 247Sports composite ranking, announced his oral pledge to UM on Tuesday night, giving Miami its fourth wide receiver commitment for the Class of 2026. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025

Three class of 2026 recruits have decommitted from the program in 2025, including two four-star players in Bryson Beaver and Tradon Bessinger. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 31 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from the number of asterisks used to denote relative excellence in guidebooks

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for four-star

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• ansar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar