ATOP Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

atop

preposition

Definition of atop

as in above

chiefly US, somewhat old-fashioned + literary on top of The house sits atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.

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Recent Examples of atop Ariana Grande’s Petal easily leads the iTunes Top Albums chart and seems likely to debut atop the Billboard 200 after its first seven days of activity are complete. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Young cooled off with two birdies on his back nine in a bogey-free round, closing with a Detroit Golf Club-record tying 61 to reach 10 under for the tournament to tie Patrick Cantlay (66) and Patrick Fishburn (66) atop the leaderboard Friday. — CBS News, 31 July 2026 He is alleged to have taken his grandfather’s sniper rifle to the campus where Kirk was speaking, set himself up atop a building opposite the podium and fired before fleeing the scene. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 The twin pillars of the Odyssey-Spider-Man showdown are sitting atop a summer that was already outperforming expectations before either of them opened. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for atop

Recent Examples of Synonyms for atop

above

Preposition

Twice in the first inning of Wednesday night’s game at Yankee Stadium, a bank of lights above the latticework went out.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
The stock closed Tuesday’s session just above $125, below its $135 IPO price and far from its $200 all-time high.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026