first-rate
45
3.8
- adjective
- /ˈfɜrst reɪt/
- The restaurant is known for its first-rate service and delicious cuisine.
- first-rate education
- first-rate schools
- first-rate science
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Watch on YouTubeThis is not a research course, so you can write a first rate paper based on reading the material on this syllabus.
- This is not a research course, so you can write a first rate paper based on reading the material on this syllabus.
- I mean, he came from, you know, from nothing, you know, and built himself up to having a first rate education through working hard.
- You know, we have Hana Rent major first rate social theorist.
- Where they literally sent off to China with a photo they get back like like first rate.
- The mere fact that they would want him, what he considered to be a first rate organization would want him satisfied his ego.
Examples
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- She's done a first-rate job.
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No, this work is first-rate.
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Lucky to have first rate medical attention.
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This is not a research course, so you can write a first rate paper based on reading the material on this syllabus.
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The writing is first-rate, but you know that.
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Our position papers are first-rate.
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People are happy to work for Doncaster and work hard to provide first-rate services for its citizens.
Academic text (2010) -
The departmental secretary was a first-rate person who knew the systems and ways to get around them.
Fiction book (1993) -
STScI will still be able to conduct a first-rate science program for the early years of science operations.
Academic text (1990) -
During his lifetime, he wrote biblical commentary, but he was also a first-rate astronomer.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Very good or excellent in quality
∞
3.5
Very, showing strong feeling or excellent quality
∞
1.0
Very good and better than most similar things
891
1.9
Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased
650
3.3
Very strong and often causing great damage
241
3.4
Much better than most others in skill or quality
209
3.4
Of the highest quality and very good
154
2.7
Very good and done with care
136
5.4
Very impressive and much better than normal
111
3.5
Of very high quality and extremely good
71
7.5
Very good and impressive at a skill
51
3.6
Of the highest quality and better than most similar things
39
6.4
Very skilled at a particular activity
38
3.7
Very good in a way that people admire
36
4.4
Very high quality and among the best
28
5.0
Very good and of the highest quality
27
4.1
Very good and impressive
21
7.8
Very good and the best in quality
14
3.8
Very high quality and lasts a long time
11
7.9
Very good and impressive
8
6.2
Of very high quality and among the best in its field
8
4.6
Of the highest quality
6
5.4
Of the best quality
4
5.2
In very good or perfect condition
4
3.7
Of the highest quality, better than others like it
3
3.7
Very good quality and better than most others
2
7.9
Of very high quality, like top service or care
2
9.9
Very good in quality and performance
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Etymology
First-rate joins first ('number one') and rate ('a class or rank'). It was first used for the top class of ships, so, like first-class, it now means 'excellent' or 'of the highest quality'.