high-class

adjective

ˈhī-ˈklas 

: of superior quality or status

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]
• corking
• 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
• 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

Examples of high-class in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Safer streets, high-class restaurants and simple pleasantries have emerged in recent years. —Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2024

Daikanyama This area of Tokyo is just one station away from busy Shibuya, but has a very different atmosphere, with small high-end boutiques, restaurants and cafés sharing the space with embassies, high-class residential areas, and Hillside Terrace, the symbol of Daikanyama. —John Clifford, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024

Foxy Brown follows a vigilante who takes a job as a high-class prostitute to get revenge on the people who killed her boyfriend. —Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024

This way of standing was seen as an embodiment of high-class decadence. —Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024

This high-class brand of Delta 8 THC products expertly combines flavor with flare. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024

The culmination of a long journey from page to screen, what the future holds for such a complex and demanding construct remains to be seen; still, after rabidly consuming season one, most of the show’s problems look strictly to be of the high-class variety. —Brian Lowry, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024

Teak runs across all six decks, creating a classic, high-class feel. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024

For nearly 100 years, a 55-foot-long mural was the backdrop to a high-class restaurant at Tate Britain. —Alex Marshall, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above