Synonyms of top-notch

top-notch

adjective

ˈtäp-ˈnäch 

as in excellent

of the very best kind

a top-notch violinist who had no trouble getting a position with the symphony

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of top-notch

Camera quality is also top-notch, with four rear lenses and a laser focusing module for optimal sharpness. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

The cocktail program will be crafted by one of Employees Only’s principal bartenders, ensuring top-notch tipples round after round. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026

Some of the other top-notch Dodgers starters might also be unhappy if denied a chance to start a postseason game. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

With 50 games to go after the deadline, the Tigers insist that trading one of the best pitchers on the planet plus another key part of their top-notch rotation does not constitute waving the white flag. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026