high-class

adjective

ˈhī-ˈklas 

: of superior quality or status

Synonyms of high-class

• excellent
• wonderful
• superb
• terrific
• great
• lovely
• beautiful
• fabulous
• fantastic
• awesome
• stellar
• prime
• marvelous
• fine
• hot
• quality
• classic
• famous
• first-class

Examples of high-class in a Sentence

had some surprisingly high-class food at the church supper

Recent Examples on the Web

The name was a nod to a high-class brothel on South Dearborn Street operated by sisters Ada and Minna Everleigh at the turn of the last century, and may or may not have been a nod to the lore of the brothel in the Halsted Street building. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

The investments in hotels and entertainment places there have made Europeans who prefer to travel to high-class beach resorts but cannot afford long flights choose this destination. — Connie Etemadi, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Final word This resort combines a medi-clinic with luxury and high-class style. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

To keep a stallion’s value high, a farm will try to increase the chances that his kids are great runners by breeding with high-class broodmares. — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high-class

• alas
• amass
• bromegrass
• bypass
• crabgrass
• crevasse
• eelgrass
• eyeglass
• groundmass
• harass
• impasse
• jackass