Synonyms of top

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adjective

1

as in highest

being at a point or level higher than all others

an office in the top story of the building

the top student in our graduating class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highest
• upper
• higher
• topmost
• uppermost
• first
• loftiest
• head
• upmost
• leading
• dominant
• dominant
• supreme
• maximum
• foremost
• predominant
• loftier
• principal
• peaked
• chief
• prominent
• dominating
• maximal
• maximized
• premier
• uttermost
• eminent
• lifted
• towering
• utmost
• preeminent
• consummate
• heightened
• raised
• upraised
• uplifted
• escalated
• elevated
• jacked (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowest
• lower
• bottommost
• underneath
• lowermost
• below
• undermost
• nethermost
• under
• nether
• low
• rock-bottom
• lowered
• sunken
• low-lying

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• lowest
• lower
• bottommost
• underneath
• lowermost
• below
• undermost
• nethermost
• under
• nether
• low
• rock-bottom
• lowered
• sunken
• low-lying

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as in most

of the greatest or highest degree or quantity

your safety is our top priority

Synonyms & Similar Words

• most
• maximum
• ultimate
• utmost
• max
• largest
• last
• outside
• supreme
• paramount
• nth
• uttermost
• biggest
• topmost
• uppermost
• unrivaled
• unparalleled
• consummate
• unmatched
• unrivalled
• unequaled
• unsurpassed
• unequalled
• hugest
• upmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• least
• minimum
• minimal
• lowest
• smallest
• slightest
• tiniest
• littlest
• minutest
• fewest

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• least
• minimum
• minimal
• lowest
• smallest
• slightest
• tiniest
• littlest
• minutest
• fewest

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3

as in greatest

of the highest degree

going at top speed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• greatest
• utmost
• maximum
• topmost
• full
• high
• utter
• heightened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• least
• lowest
• minimum
• minimal
• low
• slightest
• littlest
• lessened

• least
• lowest
• minimum
• minimal
• low
• slightest
• littlest
• lessened

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4

as in excellent

of the very best kind

he's one of the tennis club's top players

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• great
• terrific
• stellar
• superb
• awesome
• prime
• beautiful
• fabulous
• wonderful
• lovely
• fantastic
• topping
• quality
• hot
• fine
• famous
• marvelous
• classic
• down
• banner
• heavenly
• cracking
• cool
• frontline
• superior
• neat
• prize
• choice
• bumper
• dynamite
• slick
• topflight
• capital
• superlative
• sensational
• grand
• too much
• par excellence
• divine
• unsurpassed
• sterling
• swell
• marvellous
• exceptional
• good
• splendid
• boss
• immense
• fab
• crackerjack
• tip-top
• brave
• primo
• number one
• gone
• peachy
• bully
• gangbusters
• decent
• groovy
• wizard
• supernal
• nifty
• hype
• dope
• top-notch
• top-shelf
• better
• numero uno
• noble
• brag
• prizewinning
• corking
• keen
• boffo
• gangbuster
• five-star
• blue-chip
• out of this world
• dandy
• high-class
• out-of-sight
• radical
• first-rate
• first-class
• mean
• top-of-the-line
• blue-ribbon
• phat
• bonny
• first-string
• righteous
• four-star
• special
• adequate
• fantabulous
• all right
• traditional
• acceptable
• peachy keen
• satisfactory
• select
• gilt-edge
• bonnie
• premium
• gilt-edged
• A-OK
• bang-up
• classical
• A1
• standard
• fancy
• No. 1
• jim-dandy
• passable
• tolerable
• superfine
• okay
• high-grade
• OK
• high-test

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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5

as in chief

highest in rank or authority

nearly all of the top officials in the state's department of corrections resigned after the scandal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chief
• presiding
• commanding
• foremost
• leading
• supreme
• lead
• first
• high
• head
• senior
• primary
• principal
• prime
• premier
• main
• in charge
• preeminent
• managing
• reigning
• supereminent
• upper
• topmost
• major
• predominant
• dominant
• uppermost
• directing
• ruling
• supervisory
• predominate
• controlling
• overseeing
• high-level
• officiating
• paramount
• superior
• ascendant
• sovereign
• regnant
• upmost
• grand
• ascendent
• sovran

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lower
• second
• last
• less
• secondary
• lesser
• subordinate
• lowly
• ancillary
• inferior
• subsidiary
• under
• junior
• assistant
• assisting
• deputy
• coadjutor

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• lower
• second
• last
• less
• secondary
• lesser
• subordinate
• lowly
• ancillary
• inferior
• subsidiary
• under
• junior
• assistant
• assisting
• deputy
• coadjutor

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noun

1

as in lid

a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents

make sure the top is on the blender before you turn it on or you'll make a mess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lid
• cover
• hood
• cap
• roof
• covering
• dome
• casing
• housing
• jacket
• shell
• case
• capsule
• sheath

2

as in pinnacle

the highest part or point

a hawk's nest at the very top of the tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pinnacle
• zenith
• height
• peak
• apex
• culmination
• crown
• crest
• summit
• climax
• head
• tip-top
• acme
• capstone
• high noon
• highlight
• sum
• crescendo
• apogee
• noon
• high-water mark
• roof
• high
• meridian
• prime
• noontime
• flower
• ceiling
• cap
• tip
• blossom
• glory
• ne plus ultra
• extreme
• flood tide
• bloom
• heyday
• extremity
• vertex
• highspot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bottom
• base
• foot
• rock bottom
• minimum
• abyss
• nadir

• bottom
• base
• foot
• rock bottom
• minimum
• abyss
• nadir

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verb

as in to exceed

to be greater, better, or stronger than

the next contender's javelin throw topped the reigning champion's and set a new world record

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceed
• surpass
• better
• eclipse
• beat
• overtop
• excel
• best
• outdo
• master
• outshine
• outmatch
• outclass
• outstrip
• transcend
• outdistance
• worst
• outgun
• run circles around
• overcome
• run rings around
• defeat
• overshadow
• outpace
• go one better
• trim
• overpass
• tower (over)
• outperform
• outweigh
• trump
• lick
• shame
• conquer
• whip
• outrun
• clobber
• rout
• crush
• surmount
• trounce
• outcompete
• outrace
• subdue
• overmatch
• skunk
• wallop
• thrash
• one-up
• drub
• prevail (over)
• outbalance
• triumph (over)
• overbear
• win (against)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)

• lose (to)

Phrases Containing top

• blow one's top
• on top of
• top secret
• top billing

• blow one's top
• on top of
• top secret
• top billing