| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | topmost |
| Synonyms: | apical, highest, supreme, uppermost |
| Main Entry: | tiptop |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best |
| Synonyms: | elite, excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, first-rate, prime, superior, supreme, uppermost |
| Main Entry: | climax |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | peak, culmination |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, ascendancy, capsheaf, capstone, climacteric, crest, crowning point, extremity, head, height, high spot, highlight, intensification, limit, maximum, meridian, ne plus ultra, orgasm, payoff, pinnacle, pitch, summit, tiptop, top, turning point, utmost, zenith |
| Antonyms: | anticlimax, cliffhanger |
| Main Entry: | elite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, first-class |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, choice, cool*, crack*, elect, exclusive, gilt-edged, greatest, noble, out of sight, out of this world, pick, selected, super, tip-top, top, top drawer, top-notch, topflight, upper-class, world-class |
| Antonyms: | common, low-class, lower, lower-class, ordinary, poor, worst |
| Main Entry: | excellent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, wonderful |
| Synonyms: | A-1, accomplished, admirable, attractive, capital, certified, champion, choice, choicest, desirable, distinctive, distinguished, estimable, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, fine, finest, first, first-class, first-rate, good, great, high, incomparable, invaluable, magnificent, meritorious, notable, noted, outstanding, peerless, piked, premium, priceless, prime, select, skillful, sterling, striking, superb, superlative, supreme, tiptop, top-notch, transcendent, world-class |
| Antonyms: | bad, failing, imperfect, indistinguished, inferior, poor, second-class, second-rate, unnoteworthy, unworthy |
| Main Entry: | first-class/first-rate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, excellent |
| Synonyms: | capital, choice, dandy, fine, first-string, five-star, in class by itself, prime*, shipshape, sound, supreme, tiptop, top, top-notch*, very good |
| Antonyms: | bad, inferior, lesser, poor, second-class/second-rate |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant, fine |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, ace*, admirable, agreeable, bad, boss*, bully, capital, choice, commendable, congenial, crack*, deluxe, excellent, exceptional, favorable, first-class, first-rate, gnarly, gratifying, great, honorable, marvelous, neat*, nice, pleasing, positive, precious, prime, rad, recherché, reputable, satisfactory, satisfying, select, shipshape, sound, spanking, splendid, sterling, stupendous, super, super-eminent, super-excellent, superb, superior, tip-top, up to snuff, valuable, welcome, wonderful, worthy |
| Notes: | using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well" well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Antonyms: | bad, detestable, disagreeable, unpleasant |
| Main Entry: | height |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | altitude, top part |
| Synonyms: | acme, apex, apogee, brow, ceiling, crest, crown, cusp, elevation, extent, highness, hill, loftiness, mountain, peak, pinnacle, pitch, prominence, rise, solstice, stature, summit, tallness, tip, tiptop, vertex, zenith |
| Antonyms: | bottom, depth, lowness |
| Main Entry: | tip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very top |
| Synonyms: | apex, cap, crown, cusp, edge, end, extremity, head, nip, peak, point, stub, summit, tiptop, vertex |
| Antonyms: | bottom, nadir |