Tiptop
What it means
Excellent or in the best available condition.
Reach for it when offering cheerful informal praise for quality, health, or readiness
The mechanic returned the wheelchair in tiptop condition before the trip.
Words to choose between 7
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playful
shipshape
Fits when neat readiness is the quality being praised
Careful Shipshape centers order, not overall excellence, and carries a nautical flavor.
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everyday
Fits when informal praise for high quality is wanted
Careful Top-notch sounds more modern and professional, but less playful.
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professional
Fits when strong quality needs neutral language
Careful Excellent lacks tiptop's jaunty informality and may sound like a formal rating.
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professional
Fits when condition or stage is at its best
Careful Prime may suggest a temporary peak or a specific grade.
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formal
Fits when quality ranks among the best
Careful First-rate is evaluative and less suitable for health or condition.
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formal
Fits when exceptional execution deserves polished praise
Careful Superb is too elevated for a light remark about ordinary readiness.
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literary
Fits when bright old-fashioned enthusiasm fits
Careful Splendid can sound theatrical and does not specifically imply good condition.
Opposites 3
- poor
- run-down
- inferior
Common phrases 3
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tiptop condition
Daily cleaning kept the field instruments in tiptop condition.
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tiptop shape
After physical therapy, he returned to the trail in tiptop shape.
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keep tiptop
A simple maintenance log helps keep the rescue bikes tiptop.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Flame, not lame, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated