Top-notch
What it means
Of excellent quality or ability.
Reach for it when giving confident but informal praise for a person, service, or result
The center offers top-notch training without charging the volunteers.
Words to choose between 8
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playful
Fits when lively praise for remarkable performance suits
Careful Stellar can sound like hype in a formal review.
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warm
Fits when enthusiastic enjoyment matters
Careful Terrific is broader and less tied to quality or ability.
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professional
Fits when high quality needs neutral, versatile wording
Careful Excellent is less conversational and carries no lively endorsement.
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professional
Fits when performance clearly exceeds the norm
Careful Outstanding may praise one achievement without implying consistently high quality.
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formal
Fits when quality belongs near the highest standard
Careful First-rate sounds evaluative and slightly old-fashioned.
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formal
Fits when exceptional craft or execution deserves polished praise
Careful Superb is grander and less suitable for a friendly recommendation.
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literary
crack
Fits when an unusually capable person or team is described in older idiom
Careful Crack is dated and can be confused with unrelated meanings.
Opposites 3
- second-rate
- inferior
- shoddy
Common phrases 3
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top-notch service
Top-notch service includes an honest answer when a request cannot be met.
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top-notch team
The top-notch team shared credit with the local technicians.
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top-notch quality
The repair delivered top-notch quality without replacing sound original parts.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Flame, not lame, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated