tops
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Of the highest quality; excellent; superb: Used to describe something or someone that is considered the best or among the very best.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- "The service at that restaurant is absolutely tops." (The quality of service is considered excellent.)
- "As a mechanic, she's tops in her field." (She is recognized as one of the best mechanics.)
- "We had a tops time at the concert last night." (We had an excellent, first-rate time.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be tops (at something)": to be the best or most skilled in a particular area.
- "When it comes to customer service, their team is tops."
- "tops for (something)": excellent for a specific purpose or reason.
- "This tool is tops for precision work."
Variants and Related Words
- Top-notch (adjective): Of the highest quality; excellent. (e.g., )
- Tip-top (adjective): In perfect condition or order; excellent. (e.g., )
- First-rate (adjective): Of the best class or quality; excellent.
Synonyms
- Excellent
- Superb
- First-rate
- Superlative
- Ace (informal)
- Crack (informal)
Antonyms
- Poor
- Inferior
- Low-quality
- Second-rate
Related Idioms
- "The tops": Used to emphasize that something is the best example of its kind.
- "For classic design, that car is the tops."
Adjective
- of the highest quality
- an ace reporter
- a crack shot
- a first-rate golfer
- a super party
- played top-notch tennis
- an athlete in tiptop condition
- she is absolutely tops