high-class

adjective

ˈhī-ˈklas 

: of superior quality or status

Synonyms

• A-OK
• A1
• awesome
• bang-up
• banner
• beautiful
• blue-chip
• blue-ribbon
• boffo
• bonny [chiefly British]
• bonnie
• boss [slang]
• brag
• brave
• bully
• bumper
• capital
• choice
• classic
• cool [slang]
• corking
• crackerjack
• cracking
• dandy
• divine
• dope [slang]
• down [slang]
• dynamite
• excellent
• fab
• fabulous
• famous
• fantabulous [slang]
• fantastic
• fine
• first-class
• first-rate
• first-string
• five-star
• four-star
• frontline
• gangbusters
• gangbuster
• gilt-edged
• gilt-edge
• gone [slang]
• grand
• great
• groovy
• heavenly
• hot
• hype [slang]
• immense
• jim-dandy
• keen
• lovely
• marvelous
• marvellous
• mean
• neat
• nifty
• noble
• number one
• No. 1
• numero uno
• out-of-sight [slang]
• par excellence
• peachy
• peachy keen
• phat [slang]
• prime
• primo [slang]
• prize
• prizewinning
• quality
• radical [slang]
• righteous [slang]
• sensational
• slick
• splendid
• stellar
• sterling
• superb
• superior
• superlative
• supernal
• swell
• terrific
• tip-top
• top
• top-notch
• top-of-the-line
• top-shelf
• topflight
• topping [chiefly British]
• unsurpassed
• wizard [chiefly British]
• wonderful

Examples of high-class in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This way of standing was seen as an embodiment of high-class decadence. —Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024

This high-class brand of Delta 8 THC products expertly combines flavor with flare. —Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2024

The culmination of a long journey from page to screen, what the future holds for such a complex and demanding construct remains to be seen; still, after rabidly consuming season one, most of the show’s problems look strictly to be of the high-class variety. —Brian Lowry, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024

Teak runs across all six decks, creating a classic, high-class feel. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024

For nearly 100 years, a 55-foot-long mural was the backdrop to a high-class restaurant at Tate Britain. —Alex Marshall, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024

After years apart, the trio gets back together to steal a work of art, on display in a high-class exhibition at the Eiffel Tower. —Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024

The mesmerizing lobby is also home to Dôme—a one-of-a-kind display of delicate cakes and pastries encased in a 12-foot, high-class cloche setting the scene for Parisian afternoon teas. —Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 12 Feb. 2024

There are the classic Minding of a Difficult Prisoner (Ron Perlman) and a sequence set at a high-class art auction that puts Glover in a Bondean tuxedo and Erskine in a slinky red gown. —Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above