TOP GUN Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

top gun

noun

Definition of top gun

as in big gun

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Recent Examples of top gun But, given a second shift with the extra man, the Avs' top guns struck. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026 And with the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black just two weeks away, Team USA knows their top gun is locked in, even when the numbers say otherwise. — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025 As the top gun of the starting rotation, however, the latter may not be readily available – at least not until the 2025 midseason trade deadline. — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 The coach might want to ride the wave since his young top gun won’t always seek permission. — Ben Standig, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for top gun

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Noun

However, with each Champions League victory crucial to progressing toward the next round, neither would want to rest their big guns, either.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of big gun

Noun

Her pressure campaign against schools led to numerous settlements, and in one case, the resignation of the president of the University of Virginia.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Chad Champion, a former president of the Charlotte Running Club, offers a frank assessment of the contrast.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

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Apparently, the businessman would be happy to continue hosting the prince, Meghan, and their children for a long time to come.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
The prince has even reportedly been relying on his father, King Charles, throughout all of this.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of prince

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And the joy in the swanky dining room rockets up whenever somebody orders the Cacio e Pepe, which is mixed in a big cheese wheel, or the New York Steak, which a server sets ablaze before slicing with a flaming knife.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.

— Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024

Definition of big cheese

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