Synonyms of number one

number one

adjective

variants also No. 1

1

as in main

coming before all others in importance

considers international terrorism to be the number one threat to national security

Synonyms & Similar Words

• main
• highest
• greatest
• primary
• predominant
• foremost
• dominant
• big
• leading
• first
• key
• principal
• chief
• central
• supreme
• paramount
• prior
• cardinal
• numero uno
• overriding
• great
• capital
• primal
• sovereign
• overbearing
• master
• premier
• top
• grand
• overmastering
• major
• distinguished
• outstanding
• arch
• signal
• preeminent
• important
• eminent
• senior
• noteworthy
• notable
• prestigious
• illustrious
• high-level
• stellar
• superior
• momentous
• star
• influential
• incomparable
• mighty
• significant
• famous
• noble
• unparalleled
• celebrated
• renowned
• famed
• unequaled
• unsurpassed
• matchless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• last
• least
• minor
• slight
• trivial
• negligible
• unimportant
• insignificant
• secondary
• subordinate
• collateral
• inferior
• inconsequential
• trifling
• inconsiderable
• subsidiary

2

as in excellent

of the very best kind

the company's chocolate is rated as number one by serious chocoholics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• great
• wonderful
• terrific
• awesome
• lovely
• superb
• prime
• beautiful
• fantastic
• fabulous
• stellar
• fine
• marvelous
• too much
• hot
• quality
• out of this world
• classic
• famous
• neat
• par excellence
• heavenly
• divine
• cool
• top
• slick
• topping
• sensational
• immense
• banner
• cracking
• grand
• choice
• brave
• mean
• sterling
• numero uno
• superior
• first-class
• prize
• splendid
• exceptional
• swell
• all right
• frontline
• A1
• superlative
• dandy
• capital
• boss
• good
• first-rate
• nifty
• high-class
• dynamite
• gone
• peachy
• groovy
• blue-ribbon
• bumper
• keen
• top-notch
• noble
• dope
• crackerjack
• first-string
• hype
• wizard
• top-shelf
• out-of-sight
• radical
• fab
• unsurpassed
• down
• bully
• supernal
• righteous
• topflight
• peachy keen
• blue-chip
• decent
• phat
• better
• brag
• special
• primo
• bonny
• tip-top
• adequate
• corking
• top-of-the-line
• bang-up
• gangbusters
• fantabulous
• A-OK
• five-star
• acceptable
• boffo
• prizewinning
• satisfactory
• four-star
• jim-dandy
• OK
• gilt-edged
• traditional
• classical
• tolerable
• premium
• select
• fancy
• standard
• passable
• high-grade
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terrible
• poor
• awful
• pathetic
• rotten
• lousy
• vile
• wretched
• atrocious
• inferior
• bad
• unsatisfactory
• substandard
• low-grade
• execrable
• mediocre
• middling
• second-class
• second-rate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of number one

Talked about number one in the country a year ago and some of our championships. — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 15 Mar. 2023

And North Carolina, last year's runner up and this year's preseason number one, missed out entirely. — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023

Depositors and workers in the companies whose deposits are in that bank need to be job number one. — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2023

The number one priority in those situations is the health of the player. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2023