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

Hammond was a four-star recruit out of Austin who has shown flashes in his two seasons in Lubbock. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Of the 20, UM has 11 who are four-star prospects and four who are five-star players. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Linebacker was a position of need heading into June, and Michigan addressed it with commitments from Port and Frederrick Ford, a four-star prospect from Mississippi. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Throw in not one but TWO four-star running backs in Trey Martin and David Segara, and teams across the country are starting to sweat. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

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
• alvar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar