TOPS Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of tops

plural of top

as in lids

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

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as in pinnacles

the highest part or point a hawk's nest at the very top of the tree

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tops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of top

as in exceeds

to be greater, better, or stronger than the next contender's javelin throw topped the reigning champion's and set a new world record

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Recent Examples of tops

Noun

In-store arrivals of see-through loose tops are up 30% in the US, per Heuritech. — Rachael Akhidenor, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 The seating area features a mix of table sizes, ranging from those designed for solo travelers up to two-tops that can be pushed together for groups of eight (the former dining area is now part of the buffet seating). — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026 Finding fall tops and sweaters that don’t swallow a petite frame is no small feat, especially when oversized silhouettes are everywhere right now. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2026 Both are curled in chairs in an otherwise empty room in an upscale Hyde Park Corner hotel, modestly dressed in jeans, sneakers and casual tops. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Men’s bag searches grew 166 percent and silk scarf searches climbed 369 percent, which Fashionphile tied to shoppers styling scarves as tops and handbags. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 Note that a 240mm or 360mm radiator/fan will sit just 35mm above the motherboard, and will have to rely on the case’s approximately 58mm of horizontal (leftward) offset to clear the tops of the memory slots of most builds. — Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026 At the Stella McCartney fall-winter 2026 show, models wore wide-leg jeans with sculptural tops and cozy knits. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2026 Cut a slit into the top of each pastry to vent, then brush the tops with more egg wash. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Verb

As for the pieces, the campaign displays a faux fur coat, tops in chantilly lace and chainmail, thigh-high riding boots, and more. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 The Vols, however, maintain last Saturday's third-down sack tops 'em all. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 As for top premium ticket prices, the starry Other Desert Cities tops the list at $799, a big $200 more than the usual front-runner Hamilton. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 The City fans who did stay away missed another slick performance from Maresca's team, which tops the Premier League and quickly bounced back from defeat to PSG with another win in the Champions League. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 The current list of countries looking to ban minors from these platforms tops more than 20, from Greece to the United Arab Emirates to Canada. — Ari Lightman, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 Wynn Resorts tops the screen, with analysts expecting the casino operator's shares to climb about 70% to reach their consensus 12-month price target. — Nick Wells, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Tom Brady passes for 340 yards and a touchdown and runs for another score in his 200th victory as a starting quarterback, tops in NFL history. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Texas tops its list, and Florida, Nevada, Austin, Charlotte, and Houston all make its top 10. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tops

Noun

Portioned cups of sauces, dressings have some sort of liquid sitting on the lids from an unknown source.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Others are rethinking lids in their own ways, like Dometic’s modular Drinkware system, but if that three-second teardown holds up to daily use, memobottle may have found a useful way to stand out in a very crowded market.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of lids

Noun

Set the scene The resort sprawls across 10,000 square meters of AlUla’s Ashar Valley, a broad swath of pale desert surrounded by otherworldly rock pinnacles.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of pinnacles

Verb

From scratch thousand island dressing exceeds the seven-day use-by date.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Families spend about 9% to 16% of their median annual income on full-day care for just one child, and in some cases that cost exceeds their annual rent, according to a 2024 Labor Department report.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of exceeds

Noun

The show’s soundtrack also garnered critical acclaim, with many of the covers performed by the cast making the Billboard Hot 100.

— Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
Since there was never money for a designer, the iconic Ardis covers were all designed by Ellendea herself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of covers

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The performance of total transparency could reach comical heights.

— Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Construction also has already begun on a second pad, LC-36B, for an even larger version of New Glenn, and with it a new vertical integration facility that can handle the new rockets’ heights.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of heights

Verb

Brady, who has 187 regular-season victories, surpasses Hall of Famer Brett Favre (186) and Peyton Manning (186) for the most regular-season victories by a starting quarterback in NFL history.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Its best parts have a grandeur that surpasses its industrial settings and gets at something eerie and transcendent.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of surpasses

Noun

By easing the stringent balance sheet caps that previously treated Treasurys and prime brokerage loans, which are collateralized, the same as riskier assets, regulators gave dealers greater flexibility to deploy balance sheet capital.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
The deal gives the Timberwolves another year of cost certainty in managing future salary caps around the next maximum contracts anticipated for star guards Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026