next-level
adjective
next-lev·el
ˈnekst-ˌle-vəl 
informal
: surpassing others : uncommonly good or impressive
But even though I love complaints and complainers, even though I am still technically a next-level complainer myself, a complainer who can elevate her complaints to a kind of art form …—
Heather Havrilesky
Heather HavrileskyIt's a testament to how good our coaches are at developing next-level players that we kind of expect we could lose a couple players to the Olympics.—Sydney Baldwin
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In this era of social media, that’s next-level friendship.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
Ray tracing on the RTX 5090 makes lighting look next-level real, the 2TB Gen4 SSD is big enough for your entire library, and the 360mm ARGB cooler keeps temps chilled.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
This week, Target furniture is on one of those next-level sales.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
Director Jan de Bont had an interesting idea here, which was to combine state-of-the-art computer effects (then still fairly nascent — remember, Jurassic Park was only several years old by that point) with a next-level, quite-possibly-actionable dedication to practical, real-world effects.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2025
Ray tracing on the RTX 5090 makes lighting look next-level real, the 2TB Gen4 SSD is big enough for your entire library, and the 360mm ARGB cooler keeps temps chilled.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
This week, Target furniture is on one of those next-level sales.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
Director Jan de Bont had an interesting idea here, which was to combine state-of-the-art computer effects (then still fairly nascent — remember, Jurassic Park was only several years old by that point) with a next-level, quite-possibly-actionable dedication to practical, real-world effects.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Next-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-level. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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