atop

Examples

• All

• I have taken my perch atop the giant clock.

  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

• Soon, one American astronaut will climb atop that rocket, in the greatest death-defying stunt ever broadcast.

  The Right Stuff (1983)

• Imagine what might happen if you were to find yourself, oh, let's say, atop a high wall?

  Babes in Toyland (1997)

• A plastic guitar is placed atop the tree in place of the traditional star.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Wherever they go, wolves tend to sit atop the proverbial food web.

• We're all sitting atop massive reservoirs of untapped potential and ability.

  Tom Bilyeu

• We're high atop Channel 29's parade central... to keep you updated on all of this year's parade action.

  Jingle All the Way (1996)

• In Fort Wayne, Indiana, a lone grave sits atop a hill in the middle of an empty field.

  Academic text (2011)

• A tall, lanky man, Spitzer has stood atop more peaks than most of us can name.

  Academic text (1990)

• The cat sat proudly atop the warm roof, enjoying the sunshine.

Synonyms

A

above

vsatop

202 1.0

In a place higher than another point

is located directly on the top surface, often implying contact

Antonyms

U

under

42 1.0

In a lower position than something else

B

beneath

24 1.0

Under something or in a lower position than it

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology